Anders is a fast growing company and we have been efficient in recruitments. Within a year we have had 10 new employees and 6 of them are trainee or junior developers. Johanna, our marketing manager, invited the developers to a round table for an interview. Five out of the six new developers, Pauliina, Daniel, Deepak, Asko and Ilkka, gathered to Turku this week for a long lunch, talk and photo shoot. Igor is currently working in a project to City of Helsinki and spends the days in their premises.

Igor is currently working in a project to City of Helsinki and spends the days in their premises at Helsinki Museum. 

Anders had a pretty good choice of technologies in use, exactly the ones I was looking for: Python/Django + React. The promo videos on our website gave a feeling, that as a company Anders if super-duper cool and creative, which is 100 % true.

Do both, but mostly backend tasks. I find it a huge plus, that we have so many different projects going on, you get a chance to develop a well-rounded experience, helps you understand the world of technology so much better.

The atmosphere of freedom and support. You are encouraged to take initiative and you feel that you will always get assistance in any imaginable situation, super nice colleagues are always there to help.

Coding is a creative trade. The joy of making something work and live on the webs is absolutely fantastic. With more experience you can create more and more beautifully complex things, which makes you super happy and satisfied with your work.

Motto? “Think it, code it, enjoy it” (never told that to myself ever, but if there should be a motto…)

Anders’ technology stack matched my previous experience and it seemed like a great company to work at.

Mostly back end for eCommerce projects.

Great people, relaxed working environment and attitude.

Learning new technologies and getting new experiences from a wide range of projects.

Motto: “Try spinning, that’s a good trick.”

At this moment I do everything I can get my hands on, to learn as much as possible. I’ve noticed that you can always get the tasks you want to do, by just working as a team and discussing ahead of things.

I’d say the people. What ever different values you have in life, people won’t judge you over it.

To never stop learning. Actually I can’t stop and that’s propably why I feel like home here, I have the freedom to learn as much as I want to.

Motto? Doctor Strange had the stone first.

I wanted to have experience with coding beyond the class lectures and assignments. I was very interested to know that they use Python a lot as a programming language for software development, which I like very much. So I applied and here I am.

I am learning both backend and frontend. However my current focus is mostly on learning the product development techniques, coding styles and best practices from our senior developers.

As a trainee I am glad that senior developers here always have time for my questions. The work environment is very good & relaxed, with friendly and helpful colleagues. We have lots of fun here except coding.

I am working towards becoming a fullstack developer. Anders is a very good fit for me since I am learning both backend and frontend here.

From left: Daniel, Pauliina, Asko, Deepak and Ilkka

I actually got tipped about Anders by a friend, and after some quick information gathering (and watching the recruiting video ofc) decided to apply.

So far I have only worked in one project. Whether I’m going to actually focus more on front or backend is still quite undecided, in my first project I did both.

So far I have enjoyed the overall easygoing atmosphere and the chance to work with highly skilled people with way more experience in the field than I myself posses.

Currently I simply want to improve myself as a developer, and for that I think Anders is an excellent place. While software development is something I want to keep working with for ages to come, I want to keep an open mind on how my career will actually form.

Motto? Äh

Anders Innovations seemed like an interesting company which is using technologies that I am personally interested in.

I do mainly backend and some front end work.

I like the relaxed atmosphere and the co-workers. I also enjoy working with the technologies we are currently using.

Improving as a coder and learn new things.