Have you gotten a job by contributing to open source software

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Hello,Would love to hear everyone&rsquo;s thoughts how they got a job offer contributing to open source

xyse53 · Accepted Answer

Not the job itself, but contacted by FAANG recruiter initially based on Linux distribution message board and git repo.I pushed it off for a few years -- got pinged once a year about the same time, was in grad school -- but eventually interviewed with and landed at that company.

Have you gotten a job by contributing to open source software

Hello,
Would love to hear everyone’s thoughts how they got a job offer contributing to open source

Not the job itself, but contacted by FAANG recruiter initially based on Linux distribution message board and git repo.
I pushed it off for a few years -- got pinged once a year about the same time, was in grad school -- but eventually interviewed with and landed at that company.