I'm in the InfoSec field, and bug bounties are a huge thing now (well, for years but it seems to keep gaining steam) for app security. There are people who make

I'm in the InfoSec field, and bug bounties are a huge thing now (well, for years but it seems to keep gaining steam) for app security. There are people who make a living, or at least generate secondary income off it, or others do bug hunting as a hobby and to help out and don't mind a little bit of reward when it's there. Maybe it's because I'm not big into the development side of things, but I cannot recall any programs that'd be similar to bug bounties but focus on someone building code or fixing the bugs and submitting that in a freelance type capacity. Granted, my limited knowledge of development may just mean I don't see obvious reasons it's not done or widely known about, and there would be a few different things thatd need to happen vs how bug hunting works, but its similar to your idea to attract more talent to work on small bits, without going out and hiring full time developers.