Pwrteams blog.

February 13, 2021

“Make a habit of learning new things on a regular basis, and don't be afraid to experiment with new technologies.”

Have you ever wondered what Functional Programming is all about? What makes it so unique? And what do we need in order to start? Well, today we will introduce to you Nikolay Penchev - Senior Software Developer at Funding Circle’s team at Pwrteams with a decade of experience in the IT field, specifically in Distributed Systems, Rest APIs and Front-end development. He is also a Mensa member, a Canadian wrestling champion, and a Functional programming enthusiast. February 12, 2021

Celebrating Ruby’s B-day with our incredible Rubyists from the Funding Circle team

On the occasion of the 24th birthday of Ruby, we had an insightful talk with a few real Ruby masters. Along with their great work at the Funding Circle team and various hobbies they are practising, Monica, Aleksandar Ivanov and Alexander Popov are regularly volunteering at the local community event Rails Girls. The event is a 2-day workshop about Ruby on Rails that is aiming to attract more women to the tech sector and is also often supported by Pwrteams. February 12, 2021

“Programming is what will deliver the future from the SCI-FI movies”

To honour International Programmer’s Day, we had a very insightful talk with our colleague Stiliyan Kanchev from team News UK. He is a Senior Backend Engineer and very passionate about his work. Scroll down to find out what we’ve talked about and may your code rock! February 11, 2021

Mission Possible: Hiring PMs in Bulgaria

In recent years, Project Management profession has gained popularity not only in Bulgaria, but also globally. Surprisingly or not, locally, there's a wide range of perspectives on what it means to be a project manager. February 11, 2021

International Girls in ICT Day: Insights from Gergana Dobrikova, Team Lead

Happy International Girls in ICT Day! Today we celebrate the incredible achievements of women in the tech sector and encourage the young girls to pursue a career in this exciting field. To mark this special occasion, we invited Gergana Dobrikova, Team Lead at News UK’s team at Pwrteams, to join us with a fascinating interview. We can say a lot about her: she's an innovator in the tech world and an inspiration to women who want to build successful careers. February 11, 2021

Tool for Vulnerability Checks in Golang

November 10 marks the 13th anniversary of the first release of Golang. To celebrate the occasion, we invited our colleague Rostislav Bagrov, Senior Machine Learning Engineer in the News UK Tech team at Pwrteams, to share his observations on one of the newest tools introduced in the language – “govulncheck”. Check out what he shared:  January 16, 2021

Pwrteams accelerates the strategic expansion of News UK

Pwrteams accelerates the strategic expansion plans to Sofia of News UK, the group behind some of the most powerful media brands in the English-speaking world, such as The Times, The Sun and The Sunday Times. January 15, 2021

Exploring the Bulgarian IT Sector: Location, economy, talent pool and gender balance

Are you interested in expanding abroad your tech team but not sure where to start? There is no need to worry. People often have a lot of questions when it comes to the topic of growing a company's technological capacity. Which country is the most cost-effective for near- and offshore software engineering? And how wide is the range of opportunities that different countries could offer? And yes, these questions could be the tip of the iceberg. To help you make an informed decision, we will take a detailed look at the latest data about Bulgaria. January 13, 2021

A day in the life of a Clojure Engineer at Funding Circle team at Pwrteams

What’s it like to work as a Clojure Engineer at the Funding Circle team at Pwrteams? To find out, we asked our colleague Dimitar Yoldov who has been part of the team for more than a year now and was eager to share some details about his workday and the challenges he is facing.