Announcing No-Bug November: Get Paid to Squash Bugs & Land a 2026 Internship!

Akanksha Bhadauria

November 11, 2025

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Join No-Bug November — a month-long bug bash to make Requestly faster and more stable. Fix bugs, earn bounties, win swags, and even land internships!

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October was electric! Thanks to the incredible energy from Hacktoberfest, we saw a record number of contributions and improvements shipped to Requestly. We’re blown away by this community, and we want to keep that momentum rolling.

After a sprint of new features, it’s time to focus on what makes a great product truly reliable: stability, performance, and polish.

That’s why we’re thrilled to launch No-Bug November—a month-long bug bash designed to make Requestly rock-solid, with a little something to reward you for your impact.

Mark Your Calendars: The hunt begins Monday, November 10th, 2025!

What is No-Bug November?

Simply put, it’s our community-wide focus on strengthening the Requestly codebase. We’ve curated a special backlog of fix-ready issues, and we’re adding bounties to them.

Your mission, should you choose to accept it: Help us hunt and squash these bugs!

Why Should You Join?

We’ve got two huge reasons for you to get involved.

Get Paid for Your Code
We’ve added bounties to a huge list of issues. This is your chance to get paid for your open-source contributions.
- Find an Issue: Look for issues labeled Up-For-Grabs and bounty-$20.
- Earn Bounties: Every merged Pull Request (PR) that fixes one of these issues earns you $20.
- Cash Out: Once your merged PRs total $100 (that’s just five bug fixes!), you can redeem your bounties for a payout by filling this form
A Special Track for Students
Are you a student looking to break into tech? This is your fast track. We’re using No-Bug November as a primary application path for our 2026 talent programs.
- What: Requestly (by Browserstack) Summer Internship & Campus Ambassador programs for 2026.
- How: Your high-quality contributions and active engagement during this event are your application.

The Reward: Top student contributors will receive direct invites to interview.

Your 5-Step "Get Started" Guide

Ready to dive in? Here’s how to start.

Read the Rules: Start with our Contribution Guide README on GitHub for all the details on local setup, dev environment, and contribution flow.
Find Your Bug: Go to our GitHub Issues tab and filter for issues labeled No-Bug-November. Find one that matches your skills.
Fix & PR: Squash the bug! Open a Pull Request, making sure to link the issue you’re solving. You must follow our PR template to be eligible.
Collaborate: Engage with our maintainers for a quick review. We’ll work with you to get your PR merged.
Get Paid: Accrue your bounties and fill this Google Form to cash out when you hit $100!

CRITICAL: Set Up GitHub Sponsors to Get Paid!

This is the most important step! We can’t pay you if we can’t… well, pay you.

This program exclusively uses GitHub Sponsors for all payouts. To get your bounty, you must be able to receive money through it before you cash out.

Please do this first! We want to make sure your payout is smooth and fast. Setting this up now will save you time later.

How to Check Your Eligibility & Get Set Up

Who is eligible?
Anyone contributing to open source in a GitHub-supported region can become a sponsored developer. This includes both code and no-code contributions.
What to do:
- Go to your GitHub profile
- Find the “Sponsors” section.
- Create your Sponsors profile.
- Complete your bank & tax information.
- Enable 2-Factor Authentication (2FA).
- Most importantly: Enable the “Sponsor” button on your profile so we can send you the funds.

Need help? GitHub has a great overview on GitHub Sponsors and community FAQs that answer most questions.

Let's Build Together

Whether you’re here to earn your first $100 in open source, build a more stable tool for the whole community, or kick-start your 2026 career with Requestly, we’re excited to build with you.

And here’s something new — you don’t need to fix five bugs to be recognized!

We’ll also be rewarding contributors who make meaningful progress, even if they haven’t reached the $100 payout mark yet.

Here’s how:

🎁 Swags & Goodies for active contributors with fewer than 5 merged PRs.
🏅 Digital Badges & Recognition to highlight your impact in the community.
🔁 Carry Forward Points — your partial bounty progress will roll into future initiatives (like upcoming Requestly hackathons or community events).

Every contribution matters — big or small. Together, we’ll make Requestly cleaner, faster, and sturdier.

Let’s make the Requestly codebase cleaner, faster, and sturdier—together.

We’ll see you in the GitHub Issues on Monday, November 10th!

Happy squashing!

Written by

Akanksha Bhadauria

Akanksha is a real all-rounder, leading our sales and pitching in with finance, accounting, product, customer success, and security. Her lawyer skills add a unique touch to her work, making her a key asset to our team. She’s great at blending her legal know-how with business needs, really shining in her versatile roles.