A highlight of the evening was the panel discussion: “What A Crazy Year This Has Been: HR Trends 2024 Recap and Outlook for 2025.” We were delighted to have Hung Lee (Recruiting Brainfood) and Eva-Maria Meyr (Dynatrace) share their expertise, alongside our moderator Rudi Bauer. Your insights into the HR landscape were on point, and we’re excited to see what 2025 has in store!

Huge thanks to the WeAreDevelopers team for creating such a cozy and festive atmosphere. We already felt those Christmas vibes and are looking forward to the next HR Meetup!

In this episode of Cappuccino with HR, Rudi Bauer sits down with Marie Chaprioniere, Senior Manager Talent Acquisition at Protolabs, to talk about mental health, burnout, and the role of leadership. 

Drawing from her own experiences, Marie offers a candid perspective on how workplaces can support well-being through open conversations, practical frameworks, and simple actions like regular check-ins and meeting-free days. 

Join the conversation for thoughtful insights on balancing productivity with compassion and creating a work environment where mental health is a priority: https://www.wearedevelopers.com/en/videos/1245/leading-with-care-tackling-burnout-and-mental-health-1245

In this episode of Cappuccino with HR, Rudi Bauer and Kobi Ampoma, Head of Talent Acquisition NL at Heineken, discuss the impact of inclusive leadership in today’s workplace. 

They cover how companies can create a sense of belonging, why recognizing personal biases matters, and how feedback culture strengthens teams. The conversation also highlights the importance of experimenting and raising awareness for inclusivity. 

Tune in for practical insights on fostering a culture where people thrive: https://www.wearedevelopers.com/en/videos/1238/from-words-to-action-advancing-inclusion-through-leadership

The evening kicked off with an engaging panel discussion moderated by Rudi Bauerm featuring insights from Wolfgang Krapesch on employer branding (we loved the selfie by the way 😎), Agnes Koller who shared key findings from the latest BestRecruiters study, and Ivana Spirionovic, who compared these insights to our #Wanted and #Misunderstood Developer Survey 2024.

Thanks to everyone who joined us—it was a fantastic evening! Stay tuned for the next event 🍕🍹

Another #BusinessRun is in the books! This year, three amazing teams from our Vienna office joined the race. Great job everyone – gooo team 🚀 🏃‍♀️ 🏃‍♂️ 💨 

In this episode of Cappuccino with HR, Rudi Bauer sits down with Fanny Jimenez to explore the concept of flexible leadership. They discuss what it means to be a flexible leader, the key differences between leaders and managers, and the qualities needed to lead flexibly. Tune in: https://www.wearedevelopers.com/en/videos/1230/flexible-leadership-balancing-goals-motivation-and-growth

In this pilot episode of Cappuccino with HR, Rudi Bauer sits down with John Salt, Adnan Pavlovic, and Ivana Spiridonovic to discuss the findings of the WeAreDevelopers Developer Survey 2024. They explore why the survey was conducted, how developers—despite being highly sought after—are often misunderstood, and what key trends emerged compared to previous years. 

Get the full results of the #Wanted and #Misunderstood Developer Survey 2024: https://www.wearedevelopers.com/business/developer-survey-24

Revisit the WeAreDevelopers World Congress 2023 where over 12,000 attendees gathered in Berlin to discuss industry trends. Sir Tim Berners-Lee provided the opening keynote, highlighting the future of AI and user privacy. The event also saw the introduction of Stack Overflow's AI tool, "OverflowAI", set to boost software development productivity. Gaming legend John Romero launched his new biography, "Doom Guy: Life in First Person," and the largest live coding competition in Europe, CODE100, made its debut. Anticipate the conclusion of the CODE100 championship at WeAreDevelopers World Congress 2024 in Berlin.

Get your ticket for WeAreDevelopers World Congress 2024 now at https://www.worldcongress.dev

With CODE100 Zagreb coming up on November 29th, it's the perfect time to chat with Felix Wotschofsky. He's the reigning Ultimate Champion of CODE100 and has called it "one of the most thrilling experiences in the industry." If you're ready to relive the excitement of the competition, join us for an interview with Felix and Chris Heilmann. It's time to start warming up for CODE100 Zagreb!

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Back in June, we welcomed more than 10.000 developers in Berlin at the annual WeAreDevelopers World Congress! 

Take a look at this year's after movie, where we captured the spirit of two days full of coding, insights and fun! 

See you next year! 

CODE100 - Europe’s ultimate coding competition

The official after-movie of the first edition at WeAreDevelopers World Congress 2023. 

100 Challengers compete against each other through 5 dramatic elimination rounds. Only one developer can emerge as the ultimate CODE100 Champion at this epic fusion of coding and party.

Want to participate in the next edition? 
Find out more at code100.dev

One of our unofficial perks are definitely our office dogs! They will shower you with lots of love and licks 🐶

Join us for the first edition of our new developer meetup series, Bits & Bites! This is a space where the community gets to meet not only in front of screens, but also face-to-face. Come after work to network, learn from each other, and have a good time over drinks and pizza.

We will host a panel discussion on "Community Building" with our local community partners. Hear their success stories, and yes, also about the failures and how they learned from them. Our panelists include Daniel Drack from Cloud Native Computing Graz, Thomas Otzasek from Linz.AI Data Science Meetup, Miroslav Jonaš from Vienna.js, and René Donner from Vienna Deep Learning. In addition to the panel discussion, we will also have a fun tech quiz with a chance to win a Premium Black Pass for the WeAreDevelopers World Congress 2023! Don't miss out on this opportunity to connect with fellow developers and learn from experts in the field. See you there!

It was a blast at the WeAreDevelopers Lounge for the last few days at Infobip Shift Conference! 🚀🚀

MISSION
Bring our community vibe and foster an exchange of thoughts and ideas with leading figures in tech in a relaxed atmosphere. 

Our DevRel Lead Marc Backes and CEO Sead Ahmetovic invited a fantastic selection of tech leaders and legends such as Håkon Wium Lie Una KravetsKent C. Dodds Tomislav Tipurić Francesco Ciulla and Arik Shtilman!

Also, we brought some of the latest insights when it comes to devs’ wants and needs by presenting the #Wanted and #Misunderstood - Dev Survey 2022 in a discussion between Ana Gospodinova and Rudi Bauer! Grab your free copy now 👉 https://lnkd.in/gQ8XAmAC

From dev advocacy to UI and Quantum Computing, our lounge channelled the dev vibe and laid the foundations for future collaborations with the great Infobip crew!

Check the gallery to see it for yourself! 🎉
#wearedevs #infobipshift #conference #tech

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED

At the beginning of November, we took a little journey to visit Web Summit in Lisbon.   It was four days packed with amazing interactions, drawing crowds with our little robot team member, huge parties and of course also some delicious seafood!     

We will be back next year for sure!

We cant’t believe its already been more than a month since we gathered more than 10.000 developers in Berlin!
Check out the full World Congress 2022 gallery here and stay tuned for more news to come!

https://photos.app.goo.gl/j8d33fEfwK5krRRx6

Amazing couple of days in Berlin condensed in 5 minutes.

The product team in action.

It was a blast. Thousands of developers met in Vienna to learn, network and have fun with their peers. Over 300 speakers have shared their knowledge with the attendees. Absolute highlight: Steve Wozniak!

How does Xmas in Vienna sound like? 2,600 from all across Europe met 2019 in vienna to learn about AI, Cloud, IoT and Blockchain. The highlight: AI "Wunderkind" Tanmay Bakshi :)

Opening video for 2018 World Congress

The closing of WeAreDevelopers World Congress 2018.

World Congress 2018 main stage with 5k+ ppl and The WOZ.

Lots of exciting events coming soon at our new office at Talent Garden Vienna.

With our team you will feel right at home. Even if you join us remotely.