Demand for IT specialists is still growing in Ukraine, as illustrated by the 1,500 people hired by the 25 biggest Ukrainian IT companies in the last six months, 5% more than the previous six months, according to HR resource DOU. GoIT, a provider of tech courses in Kyiv, has been in existence for a year and 46 …
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Dmitry Melnichenko’s wife had doubts about his plan to quit his stable, nine-to-five job to work from home as a freelance web developer; there was the uncertain income stream, the lack of interaction with colleagues and their young daughter to think about. But not only has Mr Melnichenko earned more since going solo than his wife expected, …
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Lviv (Lvov), a western Ukrainian city with more than 700,000 residents, is also the home of dozens of technology companies. Property developers use that to their advantage. Recently Adamas, a Lviv-based property developer, announced that in the beginning of 2016 it will start building a large office building for 500 employees of information technology companies. …
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Around 60,000 employees of IT outsourcing and consulting firms in Ukraine produce almost a half of $5 billion industry’s value. Ukraine, though, does not always market all competitive advantages of its tech specialists. During the Business Sweden forum held in Kyiv on June 16, the representatives of software development and IT consulting firm Sigma Software …
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Sir Peter Bonfield is a true veteran of the high-tech industry. He has over 45 years of experience in the fields of electronics, computers, and communications. Currently he serves as Chairman of the Board for NXP Semiconductors N.V., Director of L.M. Ericsson, Director of Mentor Graphics Corporation Inc., Director of Sony Corporation, and Board member …
The international freelance exchange platform Proffstore.com is launching this month after a few months of test mode. The Proffstore exchange aims to minimize the risks for customers. Its rating system, approved portfolios of specialists, security systems and arbitrage transactions reduce the risks of employers working directly with freelancers.
Tech companies are known internationally for providing great work spaces for their employees — a vital ingredient in attracting the best talent. But Lviv’s tech companies plan to take this a step further by also supplying cool, affordable housing for their employees. A nine-floor building called IT House will be built four kilometers away from the …
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While many talented tech students from Ukraine choose to pursue studies abroad at some point of their career, local market players launched a BrainBasket Foundation last year to fund free trainings for those who wish to study programming. The first programs started in November. The goal is to prepare as many as 100,000 tech specialists by 2020, …
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International game developer Gameloft is opening a second office in Ukraine. The company has operated in Kharkiv (Kharkov) since 2007, but now announces plans to open a Lviv (Lvov) location. Evgeniy Birenbaum, HR manager at the company’s Kharkov office, said that the company intends to hire 50-100 new employees at the Lviv office, with the …
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How many IT specialists work in Ukraine and how much do they earn? Which developer are most in-demand in the labor market and why do junior specialists struggle to find their first job? Last week at the IDCEE conference Maksim Ischenko, who founded DOU.ua, a portal for developers, and Djinni.co, a service for job-seekers, presented insights into the Ukrainian …
AmazingHiring, a Moscow-based service for finding IT professionals, has attracted $500,000 in a second seed round, with equal contributions brought in by SMRK, a Kyiv (Kiev) based venture fund, and Altair, the seed-stage fund backed by Russo-Austrian serial investor Igor Ryabenkiy. The startup is developing a search engine and browser plug-in for Chrome that recruiters can use …
Beetroot, a Swedish information technology staffing company, on Sept. 19 opened an academy in Poltava to train website developers on the WordPress platform. Twelve students will undergo a three-month course after which they will be fully employable within Ukraine’s expanding IT sector, reads the company news release. Called Beetroot Academy, the frontend developer center is supported by the …
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