The shift towards remote work has had a significant impact on IT developers across Africa, opening up new opportunities and enabling them to start working with some of the world’s largest companies. This is one of the key findings of Andela’s Africa Developer Survey, which polled over 1,000 developers across the continent in September last […]
Many engineering leaders today place a heavy focus on lining up the right suite of tools to maximize their team’s productivity. After all, the installation of business and productivity apps increased by 35% in 2020. At Lantern, a tech startup that aims to guide people and their family members through end-of-life planning, I run an […]
In this week’s Writer’s Room – a regular blog series of articles and tutorials written by technologists from within our Andela Community – Chesvic Hillary explains how you can consume the SOAP web service the Node.js way! The word SOAP triggers goosebumps for both junior and experienced developers, yet it’s a web protocol that cannot […]
After two years of little human interaction, Elena Ivanova was thrilled to be representing Crunchyroll at Web Summit. Elena is the Managing Director at Crunchyroll, a Moldova-based company that champions the art and culture of anime to a global community of fans. Andela stopped to talk with Elena about the pros and cons of remote […]
In 2017, George Udosen, a Biochemistry graduate, joined the inaugural Google and Andela learning program under the Andela Learning Community. While studying Android Development, his impressive performance enabled him to move from the fundamental class to the intermediate class. The goal of the Andela Learning Community is to help its members develop the skills that […]
In this week’s Writer’s Room – a regular blog series of articles and tutorials written by technologists from within our Andela Community – Ezzeddin Abdullah offers an introduction to asynchronous programming in Python using Async IO. Writing sequential (or synchronous) code is familiar to many programmers, even when they’re just getting started. It’s the kind […]
Xavier Anguera wears many hats at ELSA, a company creating the world’s leading AI app for English language training. The company’s Speech Scientist, Co-founder, and CTO chatted with Andela at Web Summit about remote work trials and triumphs. Clearly identify your challenges The ELSA team was distributed from day one. Xavier and his co-founder live […]
Unicorns creating real opportunities for technologists in Latin America Latin America is fast becoming a hotspot of innovation, with more and more startups exploring the opportunities that this fast-growing region offers – leading the way for technologists to explore new career paths. This is evidenced by the rapid increase in the number of unicorn startups […]
In a recent Glassdoor survey, 61% of new employees reported their role did not fit the expectations put forth during the interview process. With companies scrambling to fill headcount, CIOs should ask themselves if they are truly attracting the talent they are wishing to hire. Hosted and Moderated by Chris Chilton, Head of Data Practice […]
On May 18th, experience a variety of food and drinks as you join us for an exclusive, invite-only Executive Dinner. Hosted by Chris Chilton, Head of Data and Cloud Practices at Andela and discussion leader of our executive roundtable “Building a Transparent Hiring Process and Onboarding the Right Talent” at Evanta Dallas.You’ll get the opportunity […]
With a population of over 1.2 billion people, Africa is home to an abundance of talent with skills and experience who positively contribute to the technological growth of companies all over the world. To understand more about the environment Africa’s technologists are operating in, we commissioned the Africa Developer Survey 2022, which offers insights into […]
Ismael Mouradi is the Director of Talent Acquisition at Foodics, a company creating end-to-end POS and Restaurant Management solution. He recently had a quick chat with Andela about ways hiring and managing a remote team has increased flexibility, new talent, and weekly ritual. Augment industry tools with unique rituals With operations spread across five countries […]
As part of our Writer’s Room blog series – articles and tutorials written by technologists from within our Andela Community – Fullstack JS Developer Jerry Chibuokem explains how to build a UX-focused React Application! Having a great product is essential to holding your user’s interest. While user experience has always been associated with the designer’s […]
The future of work is remote. As more organizations embrace both the remote and hybrid workplace, technologists are finding new global opportunities, working anytime and anywhere that suits them. The remote workplace offers flexibility for workers like never before – but is it all plain sailing? In this month’s webinar, we’ll chat to four of our talented technologists – Hannah Olukoye, Rizwan Jafri, Saheed Badru and Teri Eyenike – to gain insights into navigating the change from the office to home, the positive impact on quality of life, and how to overcome any challenges in order to thrive.
As part of our Writer’s Room blog series – articles and tutorials written by technologists from within our Andela Community – Fullstack Engineer Ewere Ebie discusses how organizations can reward greatness in the teams. In a tech ecosystem that is based around collaboration and team effort, the tendency to overlook individual brilliance cannot be overstated. […]
Albane Bruyas knows one size does not fit all. Bruyas, the COO of Scaleway, a French infrastructure cloud provider, stopped to chat with Andela at Web Summit 2021 about hybrid work, scaling, and how the company conquered COVID challenges. Let your people form their own hybrid working models Scaleway has a fully remote policy, but […]
At Web Summit 2021, we checked in with Alessandro Cavinato, Co-Founder and CTO at Tresarti, a “digital tailor” that merges technology and Italian tradition to offer bespoke shirts to anyone with a smartphone. Alessandro is one of a small but mighty team of ten people distributed across the US, Italy, and Switzerland. We chatted about […]
At Andela, we’re all about the remote workplace. But sometimes, as remote-working technologists, there’s a need – and a desire – to sit down with your team mates and brainstorm face to face, to innovate and improve your productivity. And that’s where Upflex comes in! Upflex believe that workplace flexibility is no longer a perk, […]
In the first of our Writer’s Room blogs – articles and tutorials written by technologists from within our Andela Community – Software Engineer Amuda Adeolu Badmus discusses why you should embrace Java! Programming languages come and go – but Java remains Java’s global popularity can’t be denied. The programming language runs on billions of today’s […]
Valter Fernandes is the VP of Engineering at Carpe Data, a leading provider of data products that help insurance companies automate and streamline their processes. Andela sat down with Valter to discuss how this now office-first company met the challenges and opportunities of going remote during the pandemic. Find the right balance to promoting productivity […]
Brands must evolve with the organizations they represent. Since 2014, Andela has been driven by one sole purpose – to connect brilliance with opportunity, offering technologists across the globe the chance to find their dream role, regardless of their location. And that purpose has never wavered. Over the years, we’ve grown into a full-blown marketplace […]
At Web Summit 2021, we connected with Christianne N. De Carvalho, Director of Engineering and General Manager at Trustly, a Swedish FinTech company whose mission is to help customers pay online directly from their bank accounts. She shared her insights on what it takes to make a global team productive, successful, and happy. Respect is […]
In late 2021, Andela commissioned the Africa Developer Survey, designed to shine a spotlight on the often under-represented continent of Africa, and the plethora of talented technologists operating within. From insights into education, remote work, and the start-up culture permeating the industry, the report captured the DNA of Africa’s technologists, emphasizing the untapped potential of […]
Since our beginning in 2014, Andela has existed to connect skilled technologists around the world with forward-thinking companies. Over the years, we’ve grown from bootcamps and agency models through talent networks into a full-blown marketplace offering a variety of services and a direct connection between talent and clients. Our most recent $200M Series E announcement […]
The new customizable platform was purpose-built to match elite talent with jobs that fit, not just technical requirements, but personal work preferences too – 70% faster than traditional in-house recruiting NEW YORK – March 30, 2022 – Andela, the global marketplace for remote technical talent, today announced the launch of its new platform, designed to […]
At Web Summit 2021, we stopped to chat with Nicolas Vandenberghe, CEO at Chili Piper, a meeting lifecycle automation platform built specifically for teams. With 170 people working in 133 cities across 27 countries, Chili Piper is no stranger to remote working successes and challenges. Nicolas shares how he keeps his team engaged and what […]
The Future is Africa: How African developers are leading the remote workplace revolution Around 90% of African developers want to work fully or partially remotely, according to the results of Andela’s 2022 African Developer Survey. With over 75% of African developers currently working in a remote or hybrid workplace, this trend is continuing to rise. […]
Over the last ten years or so, the healthcare industry has been transformed by a surge of digital innovation. From virtual appointments to mobile-enabled medical devices, healthcare industry companies are using data science, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to create personalized, data-driven care. As a result, demand for engineers to look after all of these […]
Building a community to help women in tech succeed The theme of International Women’s Day 2022 was #BreaktheBias: a campaign to encourage people to take action against the biases that hold women back from achieving their potential both in business and in society. One woman who’s made an impact in this regard is Alaina Percival, […]
Gartner’s tech predictions for 2022 identify Africa as the next great startup hub—with an estimated 30% increase in tech talent across the continent by 2026. While this signals that the tech world is finally waking up to engineering talent in the region, Andela has been on the ground in Africa since our beginnings in 2014. […]
Technological innovation is transforming the nature of healthcare for providers and consumers alike. From virtual appointments to mobile-enabled medical devices, healthcare industry companies are using data science, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to create personalized, tech-driven care. So what goes into successful technical recruiting that drives impact? As Lead Technical Recruiter at Andela, I’m finely […]
At a Web Summit fireside chat on remote work, Andela CEO Jeremy Johnson notes that office-first cultures are going to find it increasingly difficult to compete with remote-first cultures, and it’s more important than ever to get remote right. Remote work opens up possibilities for wider talent networks and more competitive teams, but it also needs […]
Every day, women continue to face biases at work that keep them from reaching their true potential. This International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, we spoke to leaders at Andela who are women at the helm of great change at our company. They shared their insights on what #BreakTheBias means to them and what […]
A career built on personal growth and teamwork Having someone to look up to early on in your career can’t be underestimated. For Adetola Ahmed, IT support engineer and content developer and a member of the Andela Community, working in a company where the women were in the majority set the course for her career […]
Remote work is here to stay. Is the current hiring status quo working for everyone? When hiring locally is no longer sustainable, emerging markets hold a wealth of tech talent. Join our chat covering: Join Kristin Stevens, Lead Technical Recruiter at Andela and moderated by Bree Havel, Head of Integrated Campaigns at Andela, as they […]
Charting a path as a woman in tech The technology industry hasn’t always been the kindest to women; you only have to read the news to get some inkling of the challenges women face when working in tech. Ahead of International Women’s Day, we sat down with Courtney Machi, Vice President of Product at Andela, […]