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100+ iOS Development Tools and Resources

We bring you STRV’s daily bread and butter. Handy resources that help our iOS team stay up to date with Apple’s constantly-evolving ecosystem. Blogs. Tutorials. Podcasts. Newsletters. Tools. Libraries. Influencers of the community.It’s all ...

Inside STRV, Engineering

Defining the Role of a Development Lead

A Product Manager and a Development Lead—also called a Dev Lead—are the people ensuring things are moving ahead steadily, and smoothly. How do the titles differ? And what, exactly, are a Dev Lead’s responsibilities?The PM is the weatherman,...

Frontend, Inside STRV

3 Things STRV Considers When Hiring Frontend Developers

The success ratio of our frontend team’s applicants is notably low, and for good reason. After years of hiring frontend/web developers, we’ve noticed a few patterns. The difficulty in finding the right people comes down to three main points...

Inside STRV, Product

The Business Side of STRV: A Talk with Jeremy Stephan

A strong product or service deserves an equally strong advocate. That was STRV’s thinking as we searched for the person best fit to lead our business development activities. Meet Jeremy Stephan. It wasn’t just his experience that impressed....

Inside STRV, Product

Beyond the Buzzword

The decentralized, mission-critical solution for user-centric schemas works effortlessly in tandem with out-of-the-box action items and monetization platforms to amplify, as well as exploit, vital demographics which are key to web-based arc...

Product, Inside STRV

Wrap-Up: Silicon Valley Insights with Esports' Wim Stocks

Rocking our latest Silicon Valley Insights was Wim Stocks, the CEO of WorldGaming and Collegiate Starleague. During his sitdown with STRV CEO Lubo Smid, Wim discussed how his own past intertwines with the evolution of esports, the role Rich...

Inside STRV

The 5,600-Mile Career Step: How a Taiwanese Developer Took an iOS Job in Europe

The spotlight today is on IFang Lee, a developer from Taiwan who took an iOS job in Europe thanks to the Jobbatical platform and now works at a software design and engineering company in Prague.Having lived in the Czech Republic once befor...

Inside STRV

First Weeks at STRV: What to Expect

In short? Freedom, friends, fun - and food. We sat with Vojta Diatka, one of our product managers, to get the full scoop on what it’s like to join the STRV team. From learning about STRV, to the hiring process, to onboarding - here’s Vojta’...

Engineering, Backend, Inside STRV

3 Must-Haves of STRV’s Backend Developers

“We’re picky. But always fair,” says Michal Klačko, who leads STRV’s backend team. And since he’s the one dealing with the ‘people stuff,’ he knows what developers should expect during the interview process, and beyond. And what exactly is ...