UK Careers to benefit linux, ubuntu and open source

[th3james]

Hi

I'm currently in my third (and final) year studying computer science at university in london (UK), and im starting to think about what i want to do with myself once i graduate. Linux and open source are a huge passion for me, and i'd love to have a job that would in some way benefit these communities, but i'm not really sure what jobs i could get into. I want to do something with programming, the language i'm best at is java, i know a little C++ and i want to learn more.
So what i want to know is what jobs or companies should i be looking for, and what other qualifications or skills should i aim to get?

thanks
James

[havchr]

If you want to do programming, you should try and figure out what kind of software you like to write. Then look for jobs in papers/internet etc. For programming, I would guess there are specific pages for it-jobs as well.

If you have done a complete working system of something that's always a good thing to have on your cv. It would get you a long way. Also networking, try and meet up with people who can offer you work in non-akward situations. For example, for game programming, a trip to GDC (game developers conference) is excellent for meeting people in the game industry.