[saasjosh]

I contributed features and bug fixes to popular open source projects but when I mention this to recruiters or during the technical interview, the interviewer doesn't seem to be interested in those.

I once contributed a feature to a project and then applied to a position at the company who maintains the project itself but even then, it didn't seem to matter.

They were more interested in what school I studied at, what other companies I worked for and how long, and how low of a salary I was willing to accept.