I have been a software developer for 4 years now, but I realize more and more every day that I lack some skills one can only learn from beings a part of a team of engineers (I’m a solo developer on my team).<p>I’ve tried going the route of finding open source projects , but those seem difficult to get into (although I would still consider being involved as long as I get experience).<p>I’ve been on a few interviews but was told “you lack the needed experience”. This scares me after working for 4 years because it seems like I’m not getting the right exposure.<p>Getting to the point. I want more experience. I would love to contribute to any project.
Google Summer of Code perhaps? You have to apply but it's not limited to students, just FOSS beginners, and with 4 years of experience you could probably talk the talk and walk the walk well enough to get in.<p>FAQ: <a href="https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/faq" rel="nofollow">https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/faq</a><p>FOSS Orgs taking part: <a href="https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/programs/2022/organizations" rel="nofollow">https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/programs/2022/organizati...</a>
I've got a lot of good first projects for github.com/multiprocessio/datastation and github.com/multiprocessio/dsq. If you have any experience in Go it will be easy to get you up and running. I've already had a few students and self-learners start contributing.<p>Join #dev on discord.multiprocess.io and say hi and I'll show you some of the stuff you can help with.
I'd welcome any feedback and criticism of <a href="https://www.reciperadar.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.reciperadar.com/</a> (commentary and review are valid forms of contribution).