In a rapidly growing freelance industry, a job description is still the best way to find the right candidate. It’s how you write a job description that has changed. What Is a Job Description and Why Is it Important? The first step to writing a good job description (or JD for short) is understanding your...
Job Description, Recruitment, TalentIf you’re in the market to hire a software developer, you have likely discovered – or will discover – some of the challenges associated with acquiring tech talent. The demand for freelance software developers is at an all-time high, making it especially difficult to find and hire the best people right now. This doesn’t change...
Hire Software Developers, Hiring Talent, Outsourcing, Technical TalentSoftware Project Estimation. Three words guaranteed to make anyone in software development shift uncomfortably in their seat. Until now. Over the past 10 years, our team has planned hundreds of development projects. As you’d expect, we’ve gotten better and better at it! Our Software Development Estimation Tool started life as a spreadsheet, before progressing into...
Estimating, Hiring, PlanningOne of the most important things you can do when approaching a data science project is really understand the dataset you’re working with as a first step. Without a proper data exploration process in place, it becomes much more challenging to identify critical issues or successfully carry out a deeper analysis of the dataset. What...
Data Science, EDA, Exploratory Data AnalysisIn 2021, Scalable Path made the decision to donate 10% of our profits to fight climate change. In this article, I’d like to share how and why we came to this decision in order to provoke others to think about doing something similar. Why we decided to donate Our decision to start donating was inspired...
Climate Change, DonatingMobile applications have traditionally been written in native languages. Lately, however, hybrid cross-platform frameworks have been gaining market share. The recent swell of React Native’s popularity has raised the question: should developers use React Native for mobile development instead of native app development? In the last 4 years, the React Native framework has grown to...
Cross-platform frameworks, Mobile App Development, Native, React NativeThe sudden shift towards remote work is accelerating the shift toward modern practices like staff augmentation, especially for remote software teams. According to Deloitte’s 2020 study on the state of remote work, companies are now prioritizing cost-efficiency and agility as their top business objectives to stay ahead of constantly evolving requirements and maintain a competitive...
IT Staff Augmentation, Remote Developers, Staff AugmentationKnowing how to interview remote engineers effectively is a critical step in choosing the right candidate to join your company. Hiring the wrong candidate can set your project back, eat into your bottom line, and frustrate your team. Shannon Shaper, who helped fine-tune Google’s recruiting process, says that “hiring is the most important thing you’ll...
Interview Tips, Technical InterviewsThere was a time when SQL databases were the de-facto choice when developing a new application. In recent years, NoSQL databases have become a popular alternative. Choosing between a SQL vs NoSQL database is now an important technological decision for app developers, and recognizing when to use one over the other is an important skill...
NoSQL, SQLThose who have worked in the software industry for a while have likely witnessed a project that went off the rails. Lack of vision, changing requirements, or an out-of-sync team is a surefire path to a fraught development process. Although there have been advances in approaches to project management within the industry, things still go...
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