> There are clearly people who take on this task (some may even enjoy it!), and many who even do it for free for various open source projects, I feel like I mi

> There are clearly people who take on this task (some may even enjoy it!), and many who even do it for free for various open source projects, I feel like I missed something obvious here. Doesn't this answer your own question? I've worked for companies before that found great talent for very unique skills by contributing to similar projects and reaching out to frequent commit authors.