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Nikita Marchenko is a developer from Cherkasy who, after burning out at his job, decided to change everything. He left his stable position as a tech lead to create his own products, from a mobile app to a brand of scented candles. A few years later, his Pastel app has 150,000 downloads, and his family candle business is confidently holding its own in the Ukrainian market. dev.ua tells a story about how to overcome instability and start working for yourself.

Hello everyone! With you is Oleksandr Kryvotsyuk, SEM expert and author of the YouTube blog "Just About Marketing" . Today we are talking about SEO for IT companies: what works today? Let's analyze trends, recommendations, and a specific example.

Ukrainian IT specialists, when looking for a job, often come across offers from so-called «offices» — organizations that masquerade as a serious company, but in fact, in most cases, are engaged in scams. dev.ua often describes such cases, but today we decided to figure out what these offices are, what they are like, and how to recognize them among thousands of employers. The text contains several eloquent stories from former employees of «offices» and candidates who almost «fell into» «office» work.

According to data, 50% of workers in 2025 are considering a career change, and 67% of switchers report improved job satisfaction after making the transition.

Yuriy Dzyuban, a backend developer at IT company Master of Code Global, created a virtual AI traveler who moves between real landmarks and takes selfies against their backdrop. Now Teddy (Theo) is conquering social media and becoming a travel influencer.

When we talk about a career change, we often imagine a change of job. But sometimes this change starts not with a radical decision, but with interest and observation of what you are truly interested in.

IT professionals complain online that they are sometimes denied an offer because they are so-called overqualified, that is, because they have more experience or advanced skills than are required for the position they are applying for. dev.ua decided to ask recruiters and hiring specialists in which cases they tell a candidate: «We are not hiring you because you are too qualified for this position?» The answers shed some light on this issue.

AQA with 20 years of experience, Nataliya O., told how she refused the most expensive offer in her life because she did not want to betray her principles.

Шахрайства вийшли далеко за межі фішингових листів і тепер включають фальшиві Zoom-дзвінки, синтетичні відео за участю відомих особистостей і троянські програми під виглядом пропозицій роботи.

American Sean Andrew More first arrived in Kharkiv in the turbulent year of 2014. He told his family not to worry that he was going to Europe. While living in Ukraine, Sean managed to shine in IT — an English teacher mastered the profession of QA. He has been living here permanently since 2017, and today he works at the Lviv office of EPAM and actively volunteers. He has no plans to return to the US. Sean told dev.ua how he lives in the land of the unbreakable, who helps him volunteer, and what he loves most here. Below is his direct speech.

The Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces reported a strike on the VNIIR-Progress enterprise in Cheboksary (Chuvash Republic of the Russian Federation), approximately 1,000 km from the Ukrainian border. It produced Comet modules for Shahed drones, as well as Russian aerial bombs and missiles.

Every, a software and training company in the field of artificial intelligence, has created a reimagining of the classic historical strategy game Diplomacy, in which AI models ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, DeepSeek, and others play as seven great powers of the 1901 model and compete for dominance in Europe. Which language model is most intriguing?

In recent months, we have been seeing accounts with openly sexual photos on our Telegram channel dev.ua. They have been actively commenting on all posts, no matter what they are about — Elon Musk’s latest lies, the financial results of the Ukrainian IT market, or the work stories of recruiters. Moreover, comments from such accounts appeared under the posts almost immediately after publication, which led to the obvious thought — they were generated automatically, although they usually even correspond to the topic of the news or article. Of course, in parallel with this, all Telegram users have long seen an influx of such «slutbots» in certain news and political Telegram channels with a large audience. It is obvious that it is the size of the channel’s audience that is a kind of magnet for them.

Vadim, a video game developer from Lviv region who publishes under the brand ant_game_projects, will release Awita: Journey of Hope in June. It’s a metroidvania game with soul-like elements and cute pixel graphics, which has already collected over 15,000 wishlist additions. dev.ua spoke with the developer who has been creating games since he was 12 years old.

The IT community, known for its high salaries and progressive views, has suddenly become a platform for discussing a very mundane but intriguing problem: the disappearance of everyday items from offices. From toilet paper to whole cakes, Threads users have shared curious stories of missing office supplies.

The startups of the Turbota24 project, which created a free application to support cancer patients and their families, are calling on companies to support employees who have cancer or support relatives with such a diagnosis. The founder of the service, Gosha Akimov, told dev.ua about the development of the startup, as well as new achievements and future plans.

Ukrainian educational platform Pravozno became one of 12 startups that received €10,000 in funding from the Seeds of Bravery initiative in the Business and Innovation Services category at the end of May. dev.ua spoke with CEO and Co-founder of Pravozno Mykhailo Ponomarenko and learned more about how the platform works.

Trump said he was disappointed with Musk’s criticism of his tax bill and called for the government to cut off funding for SpaceX and Tesla. Elon responded by saying that Trump would not have won the presidential election without his help and that he was connected to financier Jeffrey Epstein, who was accused of pedophilia and prostitution.

Product scaling is like adolescence for startups. It’s painful, it’s uncomfortable, and everyone makes mistakes that are embarrassing to look back on. In my seven years of consulting at Movado, I’ve seen dozens of companies go through it. And almost all of them have fallen into the same trap. The main problem with scaling isn’t technology or resources. It’s that a successful MVP creates the illusion that adding more features will lead to even more success. That makes sense, right? It doesn’t. That’s the biggest pitfall of product development.

Hi! It’s #vsrativakansii again. Summer selection of trashy job offers as usual on Friday’s broadcast. Today we’ll talk about offices, AI vacancies, cheap developers, HR for online fans and interrogation before an interview.

Igor Denyak has been teaching computer science at school No. 5, Horishni Plavni, since 2018, where they study science and mathematics in depth. In addition to work, he develops programming skills and independently studies various technologies. About a year ago, Igor became interested in Unity Ungine. But it all started with the fact that the students came up with a game and asked their teacher to create it. The main difference of his developments is the combination of entertainment and benefit, so that children develop at the same time while playing. His students became a source of inspiration and new ideas, as well as the first testers.

Investing with $50 in your pocket — myth or reality? It turns out that even in Ukraine you can already buy something with this money. Not socks or coffee at the airport, but a share in real estate, crypto, bonds or even currency. The main thing is not to expect instant enrichment, but to think like a long-term player. dev.ua has collected 5 options where a Ukrainian can really invest $50 — and what can come of it.

Today, the largest Science Park in Ukraine turns 5 years old. It was on June 5, 2020 that the SID City Science Park of the Lviv Polytechnic National University was registered. During this time, more than 40 international and regional projects have been implemented, and the cooperation network includes more than 100 companies, organizations, institutions, universities, and government agencies from various fields and countries. SID City projects save lives, enter international markets, and work in various communities in Ukraine.

In 2025, choosing a jurisdiction for a crypto company is no longer just about tax rates. It is a strategic decision that determines the viability of the business in the face of new regulatory requirements.

Ukrainian IT professionals are creating a job search platform called Matchsy, which is changing the approach to recruiting. In six weeks, the startups have formed a community of almost 2,000 subscribers, recorded almost 1,000 applications for the whitelist, and the platform threatens to become a full-fledged competitor to jobs.dou and Djinni. How the experts came to the idea of ​​developing a startup, what innovative things they offer, how they lost a developer, thanks to which they found a new one in a few hours, and what they can offer candidates now, was told to dev.ua by the co-founder and CEO of Matchsy, IT entrepreneur, experienced startup marketer, and Dnipro resident Oleksandr Burlachenko.

Sales of apartments in the first phase of the new Polar Park residential complex from the developer Intergal-Bud have started in Kyiv. The project is being built in the Obolonskyi district of the capital, near forests, lakes, and metro stations.

The best protection against cyberattacks or equipment failures is backup. An axiom. However, now it needs to be proven anew. Because now every backup will have an encryption virus, the task of which is to wipe out all backup copies.

It seems to me that one of the key skills of a businessman is the ability to change "hats" depending on the circumstances and situations he works in. I will give an example, of course, from my own experience.

Serhiy Skrypnikov, CEO of telecom companies Vega and Freenet, told dev.ua in an exclusive interview why PON technology has become the main standard in the fixed-line communication market in Ukraine, how the provider and the CEO himself are resisting cyberattacks, whether the Internet will become more expensive (and if so, why), how many investments Vodafone has made and is preparing, and much more.

Ukrainian developers are actively exploring the potential of artificial intelligence not only in business, but also in the public sector. One of the pioneers of this direction, Maksym Korzhenevsky, at the beginning of the full-scale invasion led the group to create the Avengers automatic identification system for military equipment. Read about how AI works in combat conditions, why Ukraine needs its own large language model, and whether the rollback of USAID threatens Ukraine's digital transformation in an interview with dev.ua with the founder and CTO of MK-Consulting, Maksym Korzhenevsky.