The Hacktoberfest season is here! To make sure you make the most out of this exciting atmosphere to starting contributing heavily to repositories here are some tips and resources for you.

If you haven't already registered go and register now. Attend these events to get to know more about open source. But first some important opportunities:

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Microsoft: Software Engineer Full Time (Engage)

• Eligibility: B. Tech / M. Tech / MS degree in Computer Science or related quantitative field with minimum CGPA of 7.5/10. Batch of 2022 (No Backlogs)
• Applicant should not have appeared in any on-campus or off-campus Microsoft Hiring process (which includes any online test or technical discussions) in the last 6 months.
• ​Apply Now​

Resources

• ​How to Ask for a Job Referral​
• ​How to Ask for Referrals Non-awkwardly?​

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Microsoft: Data Scientist Full-Time

• Roles: Develop highly scalable classifiers, data regression, recommendations and predictive models, Analyze petabytes of data and mine patterns from logs and more.

• ​Apply Now​

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Amazon: Software Development Engineer Intern

• Amazon internships are full-time (40 hours/week) for eight consecutive weeks (two months) with start dates between April and May 2022 or six months (as per university academic framework) with start dates between January and February 2022.
• Minimum Qualifications: Currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field at time of application • Knowledge of the syntax of languages such as Java, C/C++ or Python.
• ​Apply Now​

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ByteDance: Software Engineer (Intern)-Recommendation Architecture Team

• Eligibility: Current undergraduate or Master student, majoring in Computer Science, or related fields and able to commit at least 4 days a week. Experience programming in at least one of the following programming languages: C, C++, Java, Golang or Python.
• Recommendation Architecture Team is responsible for building up and optimizing the architecture for our recommendation system to provide the most stable and best experience for our TikTok users.
• ​Apply Now ​

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Scaler: Data Science Problem Setter Intern

• Eligibility: A reasonable understanding of Data Science and/or Machine Learning is a must.
  Must have evidence of prior experience with Statistical Analysis, Probability, Data Science, or ML in the form of college coursework, internship, or online course (certificate not necessary).
• Roles: Create practice questions for InterviewBit’s Data Science module. Also prepare datasets for each question.
• ​Apply Now​

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Reskilll X Facebook Spark AR: Campus Ambassador Program

• Requirements: Must be over the age of 18 at the time of registration, a resident of India, able to commit 10-12 hours per week to the program.
• Only for final or pre-final year student (B.E/B.Tech, MSc, MCA & BCA, MTech, MBA, Mass Com, Design School Students).
• You can expect Internship & Pre placement Opportunity through this program.
• ​Apply Now​

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PwC: Data Analytics and Research Internship

• Anyone with the required skills can apply.
• Deadline: 13 Oct'21 11:59 PM IST
• ​Apply Now ​

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HackAcademy: Web Developer Internship

• The duration of the internship is 6-months and is paid. Upon completion, it shall be converted to a Full-time role.
• Previous Experience – no bar (but should have some portfolio to share). Must be skilled in Django, Python, JavaScript, Front-end frameworks, CSS, and of course, HTML. Knowledge of Docker is a plus.
• ​Apply Now​

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Crio.Do: Community Manager

• Requirements:
  1. Prior experience in growing and engaging with developer communities.
  2. An analytical and metrics-driven approach to achieve your goals.
  3. The ability to independently form a hypothesis, and validate the same through data.
  4. Knowledge of handling data and creating reports with the right tools. (Google workspace is a must).
  5. Background in computer science and basic understanding of programming fundamentals.
• ​Apply Now​

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Open Source

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How to get started with Open Source

• Read this amazing article by Catalin Pit Getting Started With Open-Source: How To Contribute As A Beginner​
• ​8 resources to start with opensource immediately by Tapas Adhikary​

Beginner Friendly repos

• ​A curated list of beginner-friendly issues for Hacktoberfest 2021​
• ​Find Open Source Projects To Contribute As A Beginner​
• ​Good First Issues​
• ​The Top 679 Beginner Friendly Open Source Projects on Github​

Open Source Student Programs

• ​10+ Open Source Programs Students Can Apply to​
• ​SOC Programs​

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