Tech IndustryJan 20, 2020
Newjim09

StackOverflow contributions to companies?

Hello blinds, We all know StackOverflow is a wealth of information for developers. I know that StackOverflow contributions are only good to catch attention of the recruiters (or may be not even that?) but are there any companies that you know who asks specifically about SO in their interview / job application process. YOE: 1 TC: 85k #stackoverflow

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Nextdoor fSMb86 Jan 20, 2020

I think it would help but at least from my experience I haven’t had any one look into that. But if you do mention it, I would look at it as a big plus.

Dropbox mehrdad Jan 20, 2020

I used to be a top 10 contributor years ago. Still in top 100 or so... Never had it even mentioned throughout the years. People usually are impressed later when they learn it one way or another, but I haven’t had real FAANG recruiters look at that either. Nothing that translates to $$$. Random recruiter spam may come from crap companies but you don’t really want to work at such places. Don’t do it expecting a direct gain from it. Only do so if it’s fun. If you want to invest on something for direct $$$, leetcode provides the biggest ROI.

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jim09 OP Jan 21, 2020

Thank you. I have somewhat similar experience so far.

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JsIA31t Apr 19, 2020

What about GitHub profile with thousands of stars? Is it completely useless too?