Sort of - I became active in the Redis community when it was just starting to pick up. Mostly helping out users and giving local talks, but occasionally contrib

Sort of - I became active in the Redis community when it was just starting to pick up. Mostly helping out users and giving local talks, but occasionally contributing some code as well. Over the years this led to several job offers, and while I didn't directly take any of them, I stayed in frequent touch with the founders of Redis Labs, who found me through this activity. And a few years later when I was looking for a new job, they were my natural choice. And one of the best jobs I've ever had.