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The Software Developer Market Is Not Doing What Everyone Says It Is
There is a version of this story that has become almost ambient. AI is replacing software developers. Demand is collapsing. The market has fundamentally changed, and whoever hasn't adapted yet is about to find out the hard way.
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Why Your Certificates Don't Matter (And What Actually Does)
A lot of developers believe certifications are a meaningful lever for getting hired internationally.
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What Software Developer Job Postings Are Really Telling Us
We track 1000s of software developer job postings daily across Northern Europe and North America at Tunga. And we talk to the CTOs and founders posting them. Many of those job postings describe an impossible person. A "Senior ML Engineer" position posted in January 2026 requires "5+ years experie
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When salary data meets real people: navigating African developer compensation
Every few weeks, we watch the same pattern repeat. A European company quotes a budget based on "Africa rates." An experienced developer in Lagos or Nairobi quotes something close to European levels. Both numbers make sense. Both feel fair to the person giving them. And yet the conversation stalls
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How To Win A Global Health Hackathon: MadiroHacks 2022
To further strengthen the mission of job creation for African youths, Tunga partnered with Madiro for its latest Hackathon tagged MadiroHacks
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African Tech Roundup: 6 Quotes on Sourcing Developers in Africa
Tunga CEO Ernesto Spruyt was on the African Tech Roundup podcast to talk about how Tunga is helping to unlock Africa’s tech talent potential. Here are six of the most outstanding quotes.
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