Couple of things between two and four a) Meet people at local tech meetups. Really prep hard before you talk to people though. b) Contribute bug fixes to any

Couple of things between two and four a) Meet people at local tech meetups. Really prep hard before you talk to people though. b) Contribute bug fixes to any open source projects the company has c) Do a survey of what skills existing holders of similar jobs have. Invest strategically to acquire those skills before applying for the job d) Reach out to people via Linked In