How Expensify is Building Bridges with OSS and React Native
Explore how Expensify is leveraging open-source software and React Native to build bridges in the developer community in this 20-minute conference talk from React Native EU 2023. Discover Expensify's mission to "Live Rich, Have Fun, Save the World" and learn how they're rebuilding their product as a next-gen collaboration tool with a fully open-source front-end. Gain insights into their open-source contribution program, including how external contributors can get paid, the various roles available, and lessons learned along the way. Understand how this approach aligns with Expensify's goal of building a community that empowers people to "Get Shit Done" while maintaining a tight-knit company culture. Delve into topics such as accessing specialized talent, scaling engineering capacity, and fostering communal ownership of dependencies to benefit the entire React Native ecosystem.