In this latest installment of our series “Breaking down key Salesforce roles,” we dive into the role of Salesforce Business Analysts. Read on to learn all about Salesforce Business Analysts and what you should look for when hiring for this specialized role. What does a Salesforce Business Analyst do? A Salesforce Business Analyst eats and […]
Have you ever been in a situation where you have an enterprise app with data that exists in an SQL Database, and the business team asked you for a text search feature? If you answered yes, most probably your first trial was to conduct a text-based search using the database query. However, it might work, […]
In this latest installment of our series “Breaking down key Salesforce roles,” we dive into the role of Salesforce Product Managers. Read on to learn all about Salesforce Product Managers and what you should look for when hiring for this specialized role. So, what is a Salesforce Product Manager? Think of a Salesforce Product Manager […]
In this latest installment of our series “Breaking down key Salesforce roles,” we dive into the role of Salesforce Architects. Read on to learn all about Salesforce Architects and what you should look for when hiring for this specialized role. What is a Salesforce Architect? A Salesforce Architect is the job of a technical genius. […]
As the leading customer relationship management system, Salesforce makes it possible for businesses to find solutions for tough problems. Yet leaders often don’t realize that these solutions may necessitate specialized skill sets under the Salesforce umbrella. In order to maximize an investment in Salesforce, it’s critical to know what different Salesforce professionals do and how […]
The month of June is recognized around the world as Pride Month: a celebration of and reflection on the civil rights movement for LGBTQIAS2+ communities. As a rapidly evolving industry, technology appeals to a global world of technologists, and it is this far-reaching, diverse community that is enabling the industry to grow quickly and efficiently. […]
As the leading customer relationship management system, Salesforce makes it possible for businesses to find solutions to tough problems. Yet leaders often don’t realize that these solutions may necessitate specialized skill sets under the Salesforce umbrella. In order to maximize an investment in Salesforce, it’s critical to know what different Salesforce professionals do and how […]
The technology industry is evolving at a rapid pace, and for any senior-level technologist seeking career progression, it can be overwhelming. But the key to embracing the constant shifts is learning to develop your own skills. Changes in the tech industry aren’t part of natural evolution – they’re driven by tech leaders, fuelling innovation and […]
When collecting customer data, the headaches often stem from having to manually input data points and manage large deposits of data that may include redundant information. As a Salesforce Admin currently embedded at an eCommerce company that sells sleep products, I’ve learned how powerful Salesforce forms can create unique user journeys resulting in better, cleaner […]
From K-12 to higher education and workforce upskilling, there’s a growing global demand for online learning. According to one report, the global EdTech market holds an absolute growth of more than 130% between 2022 and 2027. The ethos of EdTech companies is to share education with the world. This alone has revolutionized the education industry. Today, […]
When Prince Hamlet opens his soliloquy with the phrase “To be, or not to be”, he is debating between living and dying. While this article will not delve into this morbid subject, the decision to use a relational or non-relational database for your application has far reaching consequences. Hopefully, by the time you’re done reading […]
Pride month is celebrated throughout June, across many countries around the world. Andela is proud to be a global organization honoring the countless contributions to the tech industry by members of LGBTQIAS2+ communities through our #AndelaPride365 campaign. An important part of celebrating Pride is paying tribute to LGBTQIAS2+ individuals who paved the way by shaping […]
GitHub is a code hosting platform for version control and collaboration. It lets software developers work together on projects from anywhere. GitHub provides one of the most widely used tool sets for supporting the software development lifecycle in the world. As Covid forced more companies to operate on a distributed basis, GitHub’s products, providing collaboration […]
The remote workplace is becoming increasingly dominant in the technology industry. Technology is enabling remote work, and technologists are benefiting from it. The world of work has changed dramatically over the past two and a half years. Before COVID-19, some companies had embraced a remote-first strategy, but they were the exception rather than the […]
As a Salesforce Developer currently embedded at a software company in the professional services industry, I’ve worked on wide-ranging projects that impact everyday business value. One of the most critical projects I’ve focused on recently involves migrating legacy data from an existing system over to Salesforce. Migrating legacy data is necessary for a number of […]
The truth is that we’re not all going back to the office. With this new reality in mind, Andela is helping companies source talent and build better teams from anywhere. Our technical talent marketplace is the fastest growing in the world, made available to businesses that want to accelerate global hiring and world-class technical talent […]
Founded in 2015, Mastercard Foundry is part of Mastercard’s broader commitment to connect one billion people to the digital economy by 2025. In 2017, Mastercard Foundry sought to expand its engineering teams to help scale the products that had shown promise in the market. Over the past four years, 10 Andela engineers have contributed to key […]
Looking back at my career, I’ve come a long way from debugging my first piece of code to becoming Senior Manager of Client Services at Andela. When I started college, I took an introduction to computer science course that changed the trajectory of my education. I spent a day trying to figure out why my […]
At Andela, we believe that brilliance is evenly distributed but opportunities are not. We’re changing lives across the globe, while bringing people together around the world of work. As the world shrinks and engineering jobs increase in number, where you’re located in the world matters less: the anytime, anywhere workplace is officially here to stay. […]
Founded in 2015, Mastercard Foundry is part of Mastercard’s broader commitment to connect one billion people to the digital economy by 2025. In 2017, Mastercard Foundry sought to expand its engineering teams to help scale the products that had shown promise in the market. Over the past four years, 10 Andela engineers have contributed to key […]
In this week’s Writer’s Room – a regular blog series of articles and tutorials written by technologists from within our Andela Community – Carlos Tay takes us through a day in the life of a UX designer! AM to PM: A day in the life of a UX designer As UX designers, on a daily […]
As a technologist, it’s imperative that you’re one step ahead in order to grow your career. Even as a senior developer or engineer – at the top of your game – it’s essential to understand the ways in which you can hone your skills, perfect your profile, and build your brand in order to attract […]
Lots of experienced product designers fail to land job opportunities and this is not because they’re not great designers, it’s sometimes because they can’t tell their story. Your presence is not required when a first impression is being made around your work, the way your work is presented and the impression it makes on the reviewer of your portfolio will make the difference whether you will get to proceed to the next round or not. This event is aimed at teaching you how to tell your story the right way with your portfolio.
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 […]
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. […]
