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DEV Challenge XXI Final took place: congratulations to the champions 🏆 The twenty-first season in numbers: ▪️ 3 months of competition in three stages, ▪️ 2,575 registered participants from 42 countries,  ▪️ 107 finalists in 6 nominations,  ▪️ 40 judges from nine countries around the world, ▪️ 24 prize winners and 8 champions. Final took place over two days:  ⚡️ The first day was dedicated to the official opening of the Final at UNIT.City, where finalists worked on tasks from judges and stakeholders and after judges evaluated them.  ⚡️ The second day was held in DEV Challenge Friends Day format – finalists, judges, partners and participants from previous seasons gathered at UNIT.City to hear the insights of the season, speeches from leading IT experts and most importantly – to find out the winners' names. Guests plunged into a digital and technology journey, where they awaited mini-tournaments and game zones with retro games, drone collection, interactive quests and a Pokémon adventure. Kostiantyn Koshelenko, Deputy Minister of Social Policy of Ukraine for Digital Development, Digital Transformation and Digitization, delivered a welcoming speech during the award ceremony. 🤝 Competition partners are MacPaw 🇺🇦, UNIT.City , Itera Ukraine, and Green Forest. Participants of DEV Challenge XXI worked on tasks from the Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine, the The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, DonorUA, Come Back Alive and the National Aviation University. DEV Challenge is more than just a Championship 💛 The organizing team sincerely thanks each who joined our history of growth and achievements, experience and discovery, community and support. Useful links are left in the comments ⤵️

DEV Challenge XXI Final were opened yesterday 🏆 At the opening at UNIT.City and simultaneously on Instagram, the finalists, judges and stakeholders of the season gathered. Sergiy Bilyakov, Advisor to the Minister of Social Policy, and Volodya Sveredyuk, CTO of DEV Challenge, made welcoming remarks. 🎙 Invited moderator – Anastasia Sylenok, Co-founder of Digitizing.Space, HATA Hub, NGO Civic.Space. The finalists worked for eight hours on tasks from judges and stakeholders – the Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine and Donor UA. The last challenge of the 21st season is over, and today we invite the community to visit DEV Challenge Friends Day to immerse themselves in the atmosphere of digital and technology and, most importantly, the names of the winners. 📅 November 03 at 12:00 (GMT+2) 📍 UNIT.City, B12, Verse. 📡 Online streaming on YouTube Follow the link to the broadcast: https://lnkd.in/dkuRHhGy

What better way to spend this Sunday than at DEV Challenge Friends Day 🪩 Enjoy a +100 boost to meet like-minded professionals, indulge in delicious talks inspired by top experts in tech, design, and business, and dive into the history of digital that will bring you back to your childhood. 📎 Agenda (GMT+2): 11:00 – Open Gates & Registration. 12:00 - 14:00 – Welcome Speech & Judges Feedback. 12:00 - 17:00 – IoT Lab working hours. 13:00 - 15:00 – Retro games tournaments. 14:00 - 15:50 – Speeches by invited experts. 16:00 - 17:00 – Announcement and awarding. from 17:00 – Talks & Drinks with DJ set. Invited moderator – Anastasia Sylenok, Co-founder of Digitizing.Space, HATA Hub, NGO Civic.Space. 📅 November 3 📍 Innovation Park UNIT.City 📡 Online streaming on YouTube Registration is required, number of tickets is limited: https://lnkd.in/djtTMgGn #DEV_Challenge

Join to Morning Coffee with Роман Марінський on November 2nd ☕️ Roman is a Judge of DEV Challenge in the Testing nomination, together with his community Navkolo IT are hosting offline meetings on IT-related and life topics. "How did you start your journey in startups?" – this will be the main question during our morning coffee. So, we will talk about how engineers and managers began their paths, share their ups and downs as well as inspirations in creating their own businesses. 📅 November 2nd at 11am (GMT+2) 📍 UNIT.City, B10, NEST 🫙 Participation is by donation Join the round table of the warm community Navkolo IT, meet experts from Lviv and take part in an expert discussion in an informal atmosphere. 🔔 Follow on Navkolo IT: t.me/navkolo_it #DEV_Challenge

Eight hours of live-coding by DEV Challenge Judge 🤯 Our participants' most frequent question is whether it is possible to complete the DEV Challenge in 8 hours and get the maximum score? Сергій Бабіч, Frontend Judge, is ready to take on this challenge. This Saturday, he will try to fulfil all the conditions of the Online Round task and get the maximum score. Spend your weekend with benefits and participate in the branded merchandise draw for a donation. 📍 26 October at 10:00 (Kyiv time) on YouTube. Go to YouTube, like and bell so you can catch it, and remember to share the broadcast with your friends. 🔗 Stream link: https://lnkd.in/gufXX9hA #DEV_Challenge

Excited to announce the speakers for DEV Challenge Friends Day 💫 🎙️ Volodya Sveredyuk, CTO of DEV Challenge, will present on “The Future of Ukrainian IT Engineering or Why We Are Out of Jobs Right Now.” He will discuss the challenges faced by ordinary IT professionals in Ukraine and what can be done about them. 🎙️ Georgiy Fomichev, CEO of TENTENS Tech by SKELAR, will address "Conway's Law in Restructuring an Organization to Improve the Efficiency of a Tech Company." 🎙️ Mykhailo (Mike) Samovarov, Co-Founder and Design Director of League Design Agency, will speak on "Design in the Age of AI: What’s Next?" He will explore how artificial intelligence is transforming the design field and the new opportunities it creates. 📅 November 3 at 12:00 PM (GMT+2) 📍 Innovation Park UNIT.City 📡 Online streaming on YouTube Check out the full program for DEV Challenge Friends Day and register: https://lnkd.in/d6GuhUX5 #DEV_Challenge

DEV Challenge XXI Final is coming ⚡ Friends Day is the second day of the Final, which will bring together participants, finalists, judges, partners, and the championship community. When: 3 November at 12:00 (GMT+3) Where: UNIT.City innovation park Friends Day is: ▪ meet the DEV Challenge community: participants and judges of this and previous seasons, competition partners, friendly IT communities, information partners, tech bloggers, and industry experts; ▪ IT competition atmosphere: announcement and awarding ceremony of the 21st season winners; ▪ speeches by leading IT experts in programming, testing, UI and UX design, product development, and management; ▪ a fantasy-style quest board for those who are not afraid of challenges; ▪ interactive zones, retro games, and an exhibition of technology evolution. Join us to immerse yourself in the atmosphere of digital and technology and become a part of our community: https://lnkd.in/djtTMgGn

Online Round Results of DEV Challenge XXI 🏆 Our Judges had ten days to review the entries and provide their scores according to the evaluation criteria. As a result, a scorecard was obtained for each nomination, according to which the threshold score for the participant to enter the Final was determined. Threshold scores: ▪ Backend – 130 ▪ Frontend – 110 [Lite] and 200 [Hard] ▪ Testing – 100 [Lite] and [Hard] ▪ UI Design – 115 ▪ Product Design – 120 ▪ macOS – 220 You can find your total score on the platform: https://lnkd.in/dj9p8eWi Congratulations to the finalists of the 21st season 🎊 The organizers will send each finalist details by email. #DEV_Challenge

Welcome new DEV Challenge Judges 💫 ◾ Ivan Tkachenko – Senior software engineer with a passion for UX and Motion, specializing in app development across Android, iOS, and macOS platforms. Contributed to Google's Android platform Multitasking, Revolut's platform framework, and Yelp's location intelligence team. Led the design and development of PlanetaKino's mobile applications. ◾ Юлія Жуковська – A UX/UI Design Expert with extensive experience in creating standout web platforms. Specializes in complex product design for data analysis, focusing on CRM systems and Smart Customer Engagement tools. Delivers end-to-end solutions from problem identification to user testing. ◾ Iaroslav Dobrosynets – Automation QA Engineer with 9+ years of experience in QA, including roles as Manual QA Engineer,  Automation QA engineer, QA Lead and QA Manager. The winner of TestUA StartUps and DEV Challenge in QA nomination. Experienced mentor and lecturer. Crazy owner of two cats and shiba-inu. #DEV_Challenge

Dive into atmosphere of Cybersecurity Innovations Hackathon Final – watch our video report ⚡ Let's remember how it was? ▪ 240 registrations ▪ 23 teams in three directions ▪ 160+ hours to work on the solution ▪ 15 experts involved ▪ 3 winning teams 🏆 Hackathon winners have already received mentoring support from USAID Cybersecurity Activity experts and submitted their projects to the grant program for further implementation and development of innovative solutions. Cybersecurity Innovations Hackathon was implemented by DEV Challenge with the support of the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine and USAID Cybersecurity Activity.