The Careers in Open Source series is about the work people do and tips for building a career in open source, getting your project off the ground, creating a great resume, and growing your network.
A post by Amanda McPherson, former CMO of the Linux Foundation, about her best interviewing tip got me thinking about an interview technique I was taught while on the GNOME…
At social media startup Buffer, a single leadership decision eliminated salary negotiation for new employees, preempted gender-based salary discrimination, and prompted a…
As a hiring manager of systems administrators (sys admins) for the past three years, I know the kind of candidates I'm looking for to join my open source team. My…
A sign of the maturation of a movement is when careers in it become a possibility. This seems to be the case with open source software. When I started working in open source…
Being an open leader means creating the context others need to do their best work. That's a relatively short sentence, but for anyone wishing to lead a group in the 21st…
Most people who start an open source software project aren't sitting around waiting for someone to discuss brand architecture models with them, but many of them do have long…
