Hi all! I have come upon good financial fortune recently and took a step back from day-to-day work as a software engineer. After a few months of downtime, I'm now ready to jump back into work, but given I no longer have any financial stress I'd like to focus on ways to use my skills to give back to the community. I've been writing startup software for 10+ years, have co-founded a company and exited.
What does HN think are some good ways to give back? Here are some avenues I've explored but have come up dry:
* Teaching: I'd love to teach programming to high schoolers, but most positions require some post-grad/PhD, which I do not have.
* Non-profit / civic work: I'd love to work with USDS, 18F, or something like that, but there don't seem to be as many open positions and USDS requires folks to be on-site in DC (not possible for me).
* Mentorship programs: I've done a few mentorship programs in the past, but is very high touch and infrequent - I'd like to do something more hands-on.
Thanks HN!
What does HN think are some good ways to give back? Here are some avenues I've explored but have come up dry:
* Teaching: I'd love to teach programming to high schoolers, but most positions require some post-grad/PhD, which I do not have.
* Non-profit / civic work: I'd love to work with USDS, 18F, or something like that, but there don't seem to be as many open positions and USDS requires folks to be on-site in DC (not possible for me).
* Mentorship programs: I've done a few mentorship programs in the past, but is very high touch and infrequent - I'd like to do something more hands-on.
Thanks HN!