The Tunga Blog

A lot of developers believe certifications are a meaningful lever for getting hired internationally. They are not. Hear me out. Certificates can help you pass an automated screen. They signal you’ve invested time in learning. But once a human is involved, once someone is actually deciding whether to hire you, they rarely move the decision […]

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 experience with LLM fine-tuning and RAG architecture.” […]

The negotiation that keeps breaking, and what actually fixes it 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 […]

Here we are—the final stretch in our series on building great remote teams. This part is all about tackling the tricky stuff: trust, hiring, and legal considerations. From our experience at Tunga, we know these details can make or break a team. They’re not just theory—they’re what we’ve learned firsthand while connecting global developers with […]

Remote work is no longer a novelty—it’s a necessity. But how do you create high-performing teams when distance separates your people? In this second part of our three-part series, we explore lessons drawn from Tunga’s experience, offering practical insights on managing reliability, bridging cultural gaps, and fostering connections. These stories reveal the importance of setting […]

At the beginning of the final quarter of 2024, we got together in the same room with about 15 CEOs, CTOs, COOs, and professionals involved in hiring for and managing technical projects in the Netherlands and the USA. The intention of this auspicious gathering hosted by our CEO, Ernesto Spruyt, was to discuss hiring the […]