madewithlove

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On remote culture: the perspective of a Brazilian working for a Belgian remote first company

On remote culture: the perspective of a Brazilian working for a Belgian remote first company

A couple of months ago, I was invited by the university I graduated from to be one of the speakers in an event in my home country of Brazil. The main audience consisted of students and local developers. I wanted to create a talk for everyone and I knew there...

Improving companies by sharing stories and cauliflower risotto at our first CTO dinner

Improving companies by sharing stories and cauliflower risotto at our first CTO dinner

At madewithlove, we believe humans matter. Being a well-rounded engineer is not only about processes, quality code, or technical choices. There are no universal theories, no magic solutions, and no shortcuts. So how do you know if you are doing well? How do you learn? You organise a dinner. We...

Why good engineers avoid cool solutions

Why good engineers avoid cool solutions

Engineers love innovation, shiny tools, and creative ways of solving problems. This is a good thing and a bad thing. It’s good because we do need new solutions to go forward, but it’s also a bad thing to risk stability, of both the product and the team, by...

Team retreat 2018 - Greece: Why madewithlove retreats once a year

Team retreat 2018 - Greece: Why madewithlove retreats once a year

“I’ll have another mojito, thanks Andreas”. On that exact moment in my hammock at the beach bar in Kos – a deserted, windy but mostly sunny island in Greece – while looking at a few of my brand new colleagues diving into the swimming pool under a setting golden sun, I...

Company benefits in 2019 at madewithlove

Company benefits in 2019 at madewithlove

Back in 2016, we wrote about our company benefits for the first time. With being honest as one of our fundamental company values and the impact of employee benefits on happiness, we don’t see a reason in keeping them secretive. Here is a detailed and updated look at the...

What if... you're the only non-tech guy in a tech company

What if... you're the only non-tech guy in a tech company

For the record: I started writing this blog post laying next to a nice blue pool. The pool and the rest of the quite amazing resort is situated in Kos, Greece. Together with the rest of the company, I was enjoying the retreat that madewithlove organises each year for its...

How I fell for madewithlove in 30 days

How I fell for madewithlove in 30 days

My name is Vicky Jáuregui, I am a passionate software engineer from Argentina who matched with a one-of-a-kind company. Here is the story on how I started working at madewithlove. The remote job hunt I have been working remotely for the past four years with international teams, and I do...

Three steps to hiring: how we attract talented developers

Three steps to hiring: how we attract talented developers

We really care about everyone that works at madewithlove. So we want to be doubly sure your core values will match (or add to) our company culture, before you even open your madewithlove-stickered MacBook the very first time. Most of our developers are here to stay… and that’s a...

My first day at madewithlove and a strange white box

My first day at madewithlove and a strange white box

A recap of my first month at madewithlove Hi, my name is Gabriel Martinez. I’m a last-year student in Computer Graphics Design, option Web, at Haute École de la Province de Liège in Belgium. My internship at madewithlove started on 5 February. Here’s a recap of my first...

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