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Guidelines to Writing a Clear Spec [Software Specification Document]

By Marina Vorontsova   28,562 Sep 30, 2019

In this article, we’ll clearly define what a spec is, why you need it, what you should include in the requirements, and finally, how to write an adequate spec that will help your engineering team.

Developer Guide to GDPR

By Marina Vorontsova   3,926 Aug 29, 2019

It’s been over a year since the GDPR came into full effect, thus panic associated with the changes has already subsided; nevertheless, the GDPR compliance still raises a handful of issues, which we’ll subsequently cover in this article.

Web Accessibility: Standards, Guidelines, Testing & Evaluation Tools

By Marina Vorontsova   9,945 Aug 2, 2019

In this piece, we’ll address the critical importance of accessibility, the laws and regulations currently in practice, and the testing and evaluation tools you can use to make your job easier.

Hiring a foreign independent contractor or intermediary for your remote project?

By Nikita Bragin   5,787 Oct 11, 2018

How to neutralize the risks of hiring a contractor or a freelancer? In our previous article “How to pay your foreign employees?” we have mentioned that one of the easiest and safest ways of paying your remote employees is doing it via a local intermediary. We explained that in such scheme of cooperation your American company is signing an agreement with a local partner.

How to pay your foreign remote workers?

By Nikita Bragin   8,742 Oct 9, 2018

It is becoming more and more popular to hire remote specialists not only for the short-term projects. After you successfully identify whether your foreign remote worker is an employee or an independent contractor you can start to plan your payroll properly.

Top 6 Things every U.S. Company Should Do Before Hiring a Foreign Independent Contractor

By Nikita Bragin   18,787 Oct 4, 2018

Very often companies don’t realize the risk of liability that they are being exposed to when hiring the overseas remote specialists without any local intermediary company. In this article we will review the top issues, which an American company should consider before hiring a foreign independent contractor without any professional assistance.

Daily Schedule Post

By Nikita Bragin   5,305 Jun 25, 2016

Let us set up the margin of right and wrong: 1. Is it possible to begin your workday at 11:00 – 12:00am?

Knowledge is a power

By Nikita Bragin   5,891 Jun 25, 2016

I would like to devote this article to one of the vital principles of our team – “knowledge is a power.” Today, when almost any economic process gets automated, the ability of constant learning and development in your professional area becomes a key surviving factor for business.

Project Manager Role

By Pavel Bragin   6,126 Jun 1, 2016

So, who is he? In short, the key task of a project manager is to connect developers with a client. In general, it is quite simple. However, you can find a number of obstacles and challenges behind this simplicity. Let us talk about them.

Basic Principles and Rules of Our Team

By Pavel Bragin   6,801 Jan 19, 2016

Self-sufficiency, responsibility, punctuality, and proactivity (within our technological stack). Every employee can and must introduce all issues and offers he/she is interested in at the general meeting along with other employees.