Paying (some) Debian developers

There are a lot of bug bounty programs these days.
Besides finding bugs - perhaps as part of new development work/tasks can be put
forward and if there are no volunteers after a certain time point bids could be invited?

Non DDs may be invited to bid with DDs reviewing and evaluating the work.

The idea being it is just an additional option to the current system rather than trying to replace existing procedures. It could open up the Debian development
work to many other non DD developers. Such work would lead to more people
skilled in DD and perhaps to more DDs as a side benefit.

Then again perhaps such work could be run through the debian mentors as volunteer
work as well?

https://mentors.debian.net/

I doubt it would ever get so far as forming a DD career path though. :-)