Your Career and how Open-Source can
shape and speed it
NIT SILCHAR
@TechGirlPooja
MoEngage
p00j4.github.io
Who Am I
@TechGirlPooja
Open Source: Why?
• Collaborating with the amazing people
worldwide
• Opportunity to make an impact
• Learning better and fast
• Educating, give back to the community
• Fun
• Your portfolio = your CV
Slide Courtesy @kernel_girl
Real stories who made great career with Open
Source?
rtnpro.com
https://vaishalithakkar.in/
https://jainkuniya.github.io/
- Career upgrade
- My say in product decision
- http://github.com/moengage/alice
Impact on my life
Internship Programs
Google Summer Of Code
• 3 months by Google
• 100+ organisations
• Eligibility: 18+ University Student
• Runs once a year [summer]
• Stipend: 2400$
• How to start: https://summerofcode.withgoogle.co
Courtesy @kernel_girl
• 3 months by Software Freedom Conservancy
• 15+ participating organisations
• Eligibility: Underrepresented group in open source
• Runs twice a year [summer and winter]
• stipend: 5500$ + 500$ (conference travel
reiembursement)
• How to start: https://www.outreachy.org
Internship Programs
Outreachy
Courtesy @kernel_girl
• 3 months
• Eligibility: 18+ and women/LGBTQ
• Runs once a year [summer]
• stipend: based on location
• How to start: https://railsgirlssummerofcode.org
Internship Programs
Rails Girls Summer Of Code
Courtesy @kernel_girl
•1millionwomentotech
•WomenWhoCode
•PyLadies https://www.pyladies.com/
•Django girls, https://djangogirls.org/
•https://whatcanidoformozilla.org/
•https://dgplug.org/summertraining18/
What if I don’t get into GSOC
Courtesy @rtnpro
Where shall I Start
•Open source your project
•Contribute in existing projects
@TechGirlPooja
Ways to Contribute
• Documentation
• Bug finding
• Bug fixing
• Writing automated tests
• Writing tutorials
• Writing blogs
• Translation
• Localisation
• Community involvement, helping others
Read, Observe and find out what’s missing and
where the project needs help
@TechGirlPooja
• Mozilla
• OpenStack
• Linux Foundation Group
• Fedora
• TensorFlow
• Kubernetes
• Jenkins
• Selenium
• Polymer
Some of the Inspiring Communities

Not in that order
@TechGirlPooja
• https://hacktoberfest.digitalocean.com/
• hackhills.in

• https://openhatch.org/
Hack around
@TechGirlPooja
•Learn a bit linux
•Learn to use git
•Join xxq chat IRC channels
•Observe, discuss and show genuine interest in
contribution, the awesome people find a way to get
you good work in sometime
Things to learn to make it easier
@TechGirlPooja
What if I’m not as good coder as my
batchmate
Just try!
•https://sayanchowdhury.dgplug.org/how-to-get-started-with-open-source/
Curtesy: @yudocaa
•https://jainkuniya.github.io/how-to-get-started-with-open-source/
Curtesy: @jainkuniya
I want to know step by step
How to choose career
Found yourself surrounded with these questions?
• Many technologies, which one has more growth?
• She is going for Data-Science, does it mean rest all other work are crap?
• My idol has said, no! don’t go in testing, is he right? Even if I’m very smart at identifying odds
and can become hacker and earn crazy? Before making decision based on your relative’s
thoughts: Consider reading https://bit/ly/IndianHackerEarned2CroresFindingBugs @sehacure
• Search for automated bots as you have possibilities to grow into an Automation Engineer.
How do I make a choice
Find your passion
Does it solve anyone’s problem?
Acquire skills and go for it, no matter
what others think
Keep improving, celebrate progress
Succeed and Inspire the world
No
Yes
Keep it as hobby
Try a couple of things
Find a new problem
Surround yourself with better people
Mantra Of Success
@TechGirlPooja
Learn from Observing- To follow
Not in that order
@jackerhack Kiran Jonnalagadda
@kushaldas Kushal Das
@shakthimaan Shakti Kanan
@rtnpro Ratnadeep Debanath
@kernel_girl Vaishali Thakkar
@hasgeek
@anandology Anand Chitipothu
@yudocaa Sayan Chowdhry
@sehacure Anand Prakash
@TechGirlPooja
Talk Credits
•Ratnadeep Debnath
•Vaishali Thakkar
•Vishwesh JainKuniya
•Open Source and Open Communities
•Many more people who inspire me on my way to the
valley of dreams turning reality.
@TechGirlPooja
Thank You
moengage.com

How to build career with Open-Source

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    Your Career andhow Open-Source can shape and speed it NIT SILCHAR @TechGirlPooja MoEngage
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    Open Source: Why? •Collaborating with the amazing people worldwide • Opportunity to make an impact • Learning better and fast • Educating, give back to the community • Fun • Your portfolio = your CV Slide Courtesy @kernel_girl
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    Real stories whomade great career with Open Source?
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    - Career upgrade -My say in product decision - http://github.com/moengage/alice Impact on my life
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    Internship Programs Google SummerOf Code • 3 months by Google • 100+ organisations • Eligibility: 18+ University Student • Runs once a year [summer] • Stipend: 2400$ • How to start: https://summerofcode.withgoogle.co Courtesy @kernel_girl
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    • 3 monthsby Software Freedom Conservancy • 15+ participating organisations • Eligibility: Underrepresented group in open source • Runs twice a year [summer and winter] • stipend: 5500$ + 500$ (conference travel reiembursement) • How to start: https://www.outreachy.org Internship Programs Outreachy Courtesy @kernel_girl
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    • 3 months •Eligibility: 18+ and women/LGBTQ • Runs once a year [summer] • stipend: based on location • How to start: https://railsgirlssummerofcode.org Internship Programs Rails Girls Summer Of Code Courtesy @kernel_girl
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    •1millionwomentotech •WomenWhoCode •PyLadies https://www.pyladies.com/ •Django girls,https://djangogirls.org/ •https://whatcanidoformozilla.org/ •https://dgplug.org/summertraining18/ What if I don’t get into GSOC Courtesy @rtnpro
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    Where shall IStart •Open source your project •Contribute in existing projects @TechGirlPooja
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    Ways to Contribute •Documentation • Bug finding • Bug fixing • Writing automated tests • Writing tutorials • Writing blogs • Translation • Localisation • Community involvement, helping others Read, Observe and find out what’s missing and where the project needs help @TechGirlPooja
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    • Mozilla • OpenStack •Linux Foundation Group • Fedora • TensorFlow • Kubernetes • Jenkins • Selenium • Polymer Some of the Inspiring Communities
 Not in that order @TechGirlPooja
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    • https://hacktoberfest.digitalocean.com/ • hackhills.in
 •https://openhatch.org/ Hack around @TechGirlPooja
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    •Learn a bitlinux •Learn to use git •Join xxq chat IRC channels •Observe, discuss and show genuine interest in contribution, the awesome people find a way to get you good work in sometime Things to learn to make it easier @TechGirlPooja
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    What if I’mnot as good coder as my batchmate Just try!
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    How to choosecareer Found yourself surrounded with these questions? • Many technologies, which one has more growth? • She is going for Data-Science, does it mean rest all other work are crap? • My idol has said, no! don’t go in testing, is he right? Even if I’m very smart at identifying odds and can become hacker and earn crazy? Before making decision based on your relative’s thoughts: Consider reading https://bit/ly/IndianHackerEarned2CroresFindingBugs @sehacure • Search for automated bots as you have possibilities to grow into an Automation Engineer.
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    How do Imake a choice Find your passion Does it solve anyone’s problem? Acquire skills and go for it, no matter what others think Keep improving, celebrate progress Succeed and Inspire the world No Yes Keep it as hobby Try a couple of things Find a new problem
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    Surround yourself withbetter people Mantra Of Success @TechGirlPooja
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    Learn from Observing-To follow Not in that order @jackerhack Kiran Jonnalagadda @kushaldas Kushal Das @shakthimaan Shakti Kanan @rtnpro Ratnadeep Debanath @kernel_girl Vaishali Thakkar @hasgeek @anandology Anand Chitipothu @yudocaa Sayan Chowdhry @sehacure Anand Prakash @TechGirlPooja
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    Talk Credits •Ratnadeep Debnath •VaishaliThakkar •Vishwesh JainKuniya •Open Source and Open Communities •Many more people who inspire me on my way to the valley of dreams turning reality.
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