2023 From Apprentice to Quality Engineer: How Charlotte Rose Through the Ranks at Lloyds Banking Group! For our latest post, we hear from our friends over at Lloyds Banking Group, this time delving into the journey of Quality Engineer, Charlotte Gaynor. Get into her story below!
Data Engineering All about Feature Engineering So you've heard of feature engineering, and you're wondering how this applies to you and your work? We've got you covered in this article. Raw data often contains irrelevant features that may negatively impact the accuracy of models in machine learning. We obviously don't want this!
tips How to Find Your Dream Software Engineering Job in 2022 If you think everyone has a perfect job lined up for them, that's simply not true. And you're not alone. In fact, most people haven't yet discovered their dream job and might not have even known what they truly wanted to begin with. But every step you make will move you closer to discovering it.
Diversity Why Should You Want to Be a Woman in Engineering With this year's theme of International Women's Day being #BreakTheBias, we thought it would be a perfect time to pause and highlight some of the most inspiring women in tech...
Edinburgh 5 Reasons to Consider a Tech Role in Edinburgh It’s a city rich in history and culture, but what’s more fascinating is the city’s burgeoning innovation scene. With hundreds of Scottish companies constantly pushing boundaries in innovation across the full spectrum of technology, Edinburgh is set to become one of the UK's leading tech hubs.
Contract The Advantages of Being a Contractor You asked, we listened and made it our mission to launch contract jobs via the hackajob platform. Want to know why going ‘contract’ is the new ‘in’ thing? Keep reading…
myhackajobstory My hackajob Story: Stamping out ageism and never giving up After spending just two weeks on the hackajob platform, Steve found a new role as a Senior DevOps Engineer at his dream company. Here, he tells us his story and shares why others in his position should never give up.
Remote 5 Questions to ask yourself when hiring remote devs This week, we’re answering one of the toughest queries that technical hiring managers face: how to hire remote devs.
World Yoga Day 🧘♀️World Yoga Day: Why making time for yourself will make you a better engineer🧘♂️ When thinking of your typical developer or engineer, it’s hard to imagine them slipping into a downward facing dog, or saying ‘namaste’ whilst touching their third eye and bowing into prayer pose.
Front End Hiring front end devs: What you're doing wrong Struggling to hire front end devs? We hear you.
Career Unhappy at work? Maybe it’s time to make your move Do you look forward to getting out of bed in the morning? Ok, we’re kidding, obviously nobody looks forward to leaving the house and hitting the traffic jam that is most morning commutes, so the real question is...
Designer From Designer to Developer: Why I changed roles When Francesco held his university prospectus in his hands, he felt confident that he had made the right decision in choosing to study graphic design. Now four years on and with almost two
Engineers The secret to hiring great engineers – an open mind This week, we’re talking about how addressing the skills gap can help you when hiring great engineers.
candidates Candidates VS the cultural interview If there are two words in the English language that can make anyone shudder, a real contender has to be, ‘job interview’. It’s rare to find people who enjoy the cultural process – they’re basically designed to make you feel uncomfortable!
Employers Vive la hiring revolution! We’ve spent the last 3 years trying to change the way people think about tech hiring. Rather than focus on looking introspectively at the kind of tech candidates companies hired before, we asked them to look at the skills applicants need to achieve their vision.
