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Hey there!
I hope your week has been amazing so far.
Here's what's hot;
+ Angular 8.0.0 has been released. The changes that come with this stable release span the entire Angular platform from the framework to the CLI. Read the release notes to learn more.
+ Laravel 5.8.19 has been released, and it comes with Bulk Insertion Performance improvements. Learn more here.
+ If you haven't heard about Andela's Power of X, it's the company's new recruitment campaign targeted toward adding at least 500 mid- and senior-level developers to its workforce. Come Friday, the 31st of May, 2019 at Zone Tech Park, Lagos, Andela Nigeria's Country Director, Omowale David-Ashiru, Director of Developer Growth, Dika Oha, and the Co-founder of forloop Africa, Prosper Otemuyiwa, will meet to host developers and discuss remote work opportunities and success. If you'd like to be at the event, RSVP here.
+ The fourth edition of the Andela Learning Community Program, ALC 4.0, is set to begin soon. If you're yet to apply, you have till the 31st of May, 2019. Kickstart your developer journey now; apply here.
+ Techpoint Africa's annual tech conference, Techpoint Inspired, is set to hold on Saturday, the 1st of June 2019. The conference aims to look at and discuss the dynamics, growth, and active role of tech in Africa's advancement. Registration for the conference has begun, and tickets are available. To get a 15% discount on the conference's developer badge, use the code 'devCON'.
[You can also get apply for a free ticket here.]
+ PyCon Africa has announced the opening of its Call For Proposals ahead of its 2019 event. If you have some greatness to share in the form of a Python-related project or practice, submit your proposal here. The deadline for submission is the 1st of June 2019.
Jobs & Opportunities
- Join Andela as a Mid- or Senior-level developer through the Power of X entry program. The program looks to hire up to 500 developers on both levels. You can apply here.
- Paystack is hiring English-speaking Technical Product Specialists and French-speaking Technical Product Specialists. The role constitutes a wide range of development-focused responsibilities like developer support, plugins, documentation, community engagement, and more. If you enjoy development and engaging with people, you might be interested. Check out the requirements and apply.
- Softcom is looking to hire Front-end Developers (ReactJS preferably). If you're interested, send your resume over to kehinde[at]softcom[dot]ng.
- The Microsoft Africa Development Centre is seeking local engineering talent to build world-class solutions in AI, Machine Learning, and Mixed Reality, and will be hiring up to 500 local engineers to staff the ADC. If you would like to be a part of the initiative, head over here.
- TQG Digital, a Nigerian-based gaming company is looking to hire an iOS Developer. Check out the requirements and apply here.
- Apollo is looking to hiring for a Developer Advocate and a Documentation Lead. If you'd like to be Apollo's Avocado or Scribe, go ahead and take the shot.
- Netlify is hiring. There are openings for Frontend, Backend, and API Engineers. Take a look and apply.
- e-Worker is hiring to fill the role of an Agile Software Project Manager. If this position interests you, send your resume to emmanuel[at]eworker[dot]co.
- GitLab is hiring Front-end engineers. Read this to learn more and apply.
- Join Andela as a Software Engineer or a Senior Software Engineer.
- Zeit is looking to hire amazing people that will grow the company through Accessibility, Communications and Community Development, Sales & Distribution, Back-end and Front-end engineering, UX/UI design, and Security. Here's how to apply.
- VanHack is still listing amazing opportunities to join tech teams in Canada. Check out the openings for Senior Software Engineer (React), Data Engineer, ReactJS Engineer, and DevOps Engineer. If you're new to Vanhack, register and create your profile here to begin, and if you're an existing VanHack talent, apply here.
To catch up on all upcoming dev related events, be sure to check the forloop.africa/meetups link. Also, if someone cool forwarded this to you, you can just subscribe here to get it in your inbox, going forward. Want to read the archive? Here you go.
If you're looking for something great to listen to this evening, listen to the latest episode of forloop Pod here!
Wishing all Chelsea and Arsenal fans best of luck
Jennifer Onwudiwe.
Writer
Solomon
Retired Superhero. Editor.
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