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    • How a Project Manager Prevents Scope Creep and Costly Delays

      What is the role of a project manager in the tech industry? Do you rely on project managers to help you achieve your goals? Project managers are put in place to manage and organize development schedules and assign tasks to engineering teams with a singular goal in mind.  A pair of key challenges that project…

    • How a Great Product Owner Maximizes Your Development ROI

      Many software developers employ Agile programming to manage the more complex aspects of their software projects and Scrum programming provides a strong foundation and framework for implementing software and achieving goals — and Product Owners use this software and programming to maximize value.   Product owners use Agile and Scrum methodologies to establish clear goals for…

    • 5 Signs You Need a Solution Architect

      Your developers are shipping features, but the application’s performance is getting worse. You have teams creating conflicts, unable to work in parallel without breaking things. Your microservices are not integrated correctly. This is not a failure of coding ability. It is a failure of high-level planning. Trying to build a complex application without a Solution…

    • How to Choose an International Payroll Provider

      So you’ve hired your first international team members. Congratulations. Now for the hard part: paying them. On time. In the correct local currency. While withholding the exact right amount for taxes and social contributions, all in accordance with labor laws you probably can’t read. If you think your domestic payroll software can handle this, you’re…

    • Employer of Record vs. Contractor: The Definitive Guide

      You have found the perfect developer. They have the right skills and experience, but they live in another country. The seemingly easy path is to sign an independent contractor agreement. It feels like a simple shortcut, but it is a dangerously shortsighted decision. Let’s be clear. Hiring a full-time, integrated team member as a “contractor”…

    • Hire Remote Developers by Role

      Building an elite dev team is not just hiring a crew. It is about assembling a full team. Your backend engineer builds the powerhouse engine. Your frontend developer designs the aerodynamic body and intuitive cockpit. And your DevOps engineer is the chief mechanic who makes sure the whole thing works together. Grow Your Tech Team…

    • Key Data Analyst Skills: SQL, BI & More

      The collection, analysis, and interpretation of key data points is integral to success in web development, and skilled data analysts fill that role for tech companies around the globe. When you look to hire data analysts for your team, it is important that you find individuals who have the right skills to help you accomplish…

    • Scale Your App with Golang Engineering Talent

      Do you have a successful application that you hope to build out and enhance? Golang software developers may prove to be the solution for tech companies that want to build robust and efficient systems that can be scaled to fit your needs and achieve your goals. There are many reasons why you should consider recruiting…

    • Top 5 Skills for a Modern PHP Developer

      PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor (PHP) is an open-source, server-side programming language that is used primarily for web development. The use of PHP for popular content management systems like WordPress, its applications for legacy systems, its potential as a cost-effective solution, its easy scalability, and a wealth of resources have put PHP developers in high demand for…

    • How to Vet and Hire a Data Analyst

      Data analysts play an important role in software development and other tech applications — and that makes data analysts an important part of your team. When it comes to software development, data analysts play a key role in the design and development of software applications, the testing of software, the deployment of software applications, and…