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Finding rockstar coders is tough Finding new developers to join a team in the tech industry can be very challenging. It is difficult to gauge a candidate’s technical skills, to ascertain whether they will fit in well with the team socially, or to identify (and avoid!) individuals who will be hunting for a better deal …
Our Tale of Trial and Triumph: Mastering Technical Assessments Read More »
DrakkenTech was born on 28 April 2021. Shortly after our recent 3rd birthday, Lisa sat down with Pieka, the team’s fearless leader and founder and reminisced a bit about DrakkenTech. Here’s what went down. 1. What inspired you to start DrakkenTech? I started DrakkenTech because I wanted a good reason to get out of bed …
We are thrilled to announce Alexan Anderson’s well-deserved promotion from junior to mid-level developer, effective March 1, 2024! Alexan joined DrakkenTech in November 2021, becoming one of the first permanent employees alongside Shane, about six months after Pieka founded the company in April of that year. Over the last couple of years, Alexan has consistently …
Alexan Anderson: Freshly promoted mid-level software engineer Read More »
At DrakkenTech, we are committed to giving opportunities to developers from tough backgrounds and to empower them with both soft and hard skills. We have some wild stories about taking on interns that cannot even explain what a “function” or a “variable” is. After processing these experiences, we have realised that we do not position …
6 Key strategies to complete a Technical Assessment Read More »
Welcome to the first DrakkenTech Blog post!
Our blog isn’t your typical tech monologue; it’s a lively conversation waiting to happen. The goal of our blog is to engage with you and create a vibrant community. We’re not afraid to embrace our geekiness, and we hope you join in our geekiness to make our conversations more interesting, fun and inclusive.
My name is Nombulelo April, and I am an intern at DrakkenTech. DrakkenTech brought me on board at the end of my studies at WeThinkCode. I went through a series of two interviews: a get-to-know-you interview and a technical interview. Both interviews went well, and I secured the internship. Upon onboarding, I was assigned a mentor who …
Congratulation Mpho Jele on successfully completing your internship and accepting our offer to become a junior developer in our growing team! Mpho started with DrakkenTech in early August 2023. He is fresh off the press at WeThinkCode, one of DrakkenTech’s partner institutions. Pieka found Mpho’s profile on OfferZen while looking for a junior .NET developer to work on the projects of two …
Congratulations Shane Van Niekerk on your promotion to mid-level developer effective from today! Shane joined our team on 8 November 2021 as an intern after he graduated from WeThinkCode. In January 2022, he was promoted to a junior developer. His total tenure with us is now just 2 months short of two years. Since joining our team, Shane’s …
Shane Van Niekerk: Promoted to Mid-level developer Read More »