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In another key moment for the growing tech labor movement, Glitch employees today announced that they have signed a collective bargaining agreement with the company. The move comes a year after the site’s workforce voted to join the Communications Workers of America Local 1101. “We’re excited that Glitch workers have signed their first-ever contract, a milestone in this industry,” CWA Local 1101 President Keith Purce said in a release tied to the announcement.

Edtech start-up Scaler earmarks ₹ 1 crore to upskill 1,000 women in tech March 03, 2021 × Launches Scaler Include, a diversity programme, ahead of International Women’s day, to improve skewed gender ratio in country’s tech workforce Edtech startup Scaler, known for producing quality software engineers with its courses, has announced the launch of Scaler Include, a programme aimed at enhancing female participation in India’s tech workforce. The programme offers merit-based scholarships...

IT jobs: Staffing firms hire, train cloud talent as demand rises SECTIONS Share Synopsis Teamlease has adopted a ‘hire, train, deploy and manage’ model for its financial and healthcare sector clients who need cloud-computing IT engineers. Getty Images Bengaluru: The growing demand for cloud system engineers and penetration testers across industries is pushing staffing firms such as Teamlease to invest in training engineers in these skills, before deploying them to clients. The firm has ado...

Teamlease has adopted a ‘hire, train, deploy and manage model for its financial and healthcare sector clients who need cloud-computing IT engineers.

The Evolution of Developer Salaries: Looking Back 20 Years Much has been covered about developer salaries based on coding language, location, job title, and so on. But little has been done to chart the rise and fall of developer salaries over the years - until now. Nicole Kow Nicole is a B2B marketer and aspiring travel writer from Malaysia, working and travelling for over 5 years. Previously in travel tech, she now works with startups and VCs around the world. 11 Feb 2021 ...

February 21, 2021 In the Unity for Software Engineers series, I give an accelerated introduction to game development in Unity. Subscribers have been following this series over the past few months, often suggesting areas to cover or elaborate on. A few months ago, a reader—also a software engineer—reached out to me (lightly edited, emphasis mine): The biggest unknown for me is: How do I start? What does the process of creating a game look like? Should I build the scenes first? Should I desi...

eBay sees Israel as a strategic location for talent. During 2020, it has attracted great people, who started working at eBay centers around the world, including the R&D site in Israel. The Israeli site has increased its headcount by 25% during this year alone. The growth was especially prominent in tech disciplines such as software development, product, and research. This expansion enables us to create significant business diversity (such as Seller, Buyer, and Structured data) and career opport...

Application Deadline:February 27, 2021 The Microsoft Leap Apprenticeship Program’s mission is to recruit, develop, and upscale unconventional talent for employability into the technology industry worldwide. At Microsoft, we know there are many pathways into the technology industry and into our organization. We’re constantly looking for new ways to create unconventional entry points for talent and leverage the skills and experiences of talent from outside the traditional academic paths. In 2...

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented its 2021 Scientific and Technical Awards on Saturday (Feb. 13). It recognized 17 technologies represented by 55 individuals in a virtual ceremony hosted by filmmaker Nia DaCosta. James Cameron paid tribute to the honorees, stating: “The motion picture innovation train never stops. Its progress is in fact vital to the art form. Technical advancement is disrupting the creative process at a breakneck pace. Filmmaking shouldn’t merely ke...

Go and Kotlin are also good bets for developers with just a few years of experience — not Java.