How to land a $100k remote job? YC engineer discusses OSS bounties
jackedAJ · x · 2026-08-27
This post shares a pathway to landing a $100k/year remote job via open source contributions, featuring a founding engineer from a YC AI company.
Key topics covered:
- Earning $45k through OSS bounties
- How open source contributions get you hired
- How to get noticed by open-source maintainers
- Why real code beats coding tutorials
- The difference between "vibe coding" and real coding
- The importance of learning without spoon-feeding
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