Know Your Developer (KYD) Self-Check

Know Your Developer (KYD) Self-Check: Empowering Developers with Insightful Profiles

Know Your Developer (KYD) Self-Check is a powerful tool designed to give developers a comprehensive, evidence-based overview of their professional profile. By aggregating signals from code, research, credentials, and networks, KYD Self-Check highlights strengths and identifies potential risk factors that could impact hiring decisions. This tool helps developers understand and communicate their value through measurable, transparent signals, integrating technical, behavioral, and risk profiles into a single trusted view.

Benefits

KYD Self-Check offers several key benefits for developers:

• KYD Trust Score:A unified indicator of credibility and consistency across systems, providing a clear measure of a developer's trustworthiness.
• Role Fit & Coaching:Clear, role-based guidance for growth and leadership, helping developers identify areas for improvement and career advancement.
• Technical Readiness:Evaluation of current depth and velocity against peers, allowing developers to see how they stack up in the technical arena.
• Risk Profile:Highlights key exposures and improvement opportunities, enabling developers to address potential issues proactively.
• AI Usage:Insights into how AI supports or hinders workflow, providing a balanced view of a developer's technical and reputational signals.

Use Cases

KYD Self-Check is particularly useful for developers who want to:

• See their strengths through an evidence-backed technical score.
• Catch potential issues early by reviewing authenticity, exposure, or profile gaps.
• Present a balanced profile that reflects both ability and trustworthiness.
• Gain transparency into how their digital footprint is interpreted and take action to strengthen both technical and reputational signals.

The tool organizes evidence into five categories: Skills, Portfolio, Experience, Activity, and Network. This helps developers understand their profile mix, identify growth opportunities, and track balance over time to align with long-term career goals. The Skills Footprint maps skills into categories, showing how each contributes to the overall profile. It distinguishes between observed practice, self-reported claims, and certified credentials, allowing developers to visualize their skill mix and check representation across different validation types.

Pricing

Run your first KYD Self-Check for free through the end of the month using the code KYDDEV2 at checkout.