I was learning Docker as a curiosity, and trying NxFilter to satisfy my rage towards Advertisements around the same time. That led to me writing a Dockerfile to run NxFilter which led to teaching myself lots of things about automated build pipelines, adding flair and craft to a git repo, and offering best-effort support to random users on the Internet.
NxFilter ended up asking if I would be ok with being the official docker image and listed me on their website and in documentation.
I listed that on my resume for getting into DevOps fulltime and got the job. Now I work with people all over the US, Canada, and India.
I am job searching at the moment. While I adore 99% of the people I work with, the work itself isn't meaningful and I've survived 3 layoffs in 1.5 years. In my job preference list, it's currently only a few steps above HR/Payroll PAAS companies, just above Food/Dining/Beverage/Travel. I'd rather work on something that's improving people's quality of life, or solving the world's problems or making something more efficient for people outside of tech.