Principles we follow at SwingDev

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Culture Deck
SwingDev

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Be
curious

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Don’t be afraid to use your own
solution if you believe in it,
even if it is not included in “best
practices”.
Be
curious

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Don’t assume you are less brilliant
than authors of commercial or
open-source software.
You are not.
You can help the community by
finding and fixing bugs. Be
curious

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Don’t be afraid to experiment with
new technologies, frameworks or
solutions, even if everything will
go to waste later.
Be
curious

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Don’t assume you understand a
client’s business better than they
do. Dig deeper, ask questions and
don’t always rely on your intuition.
If you still believe you are right,
you might be.
Be
curious

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Don’t do things some way just
“because this is how it’s done”.
Reason by first principles.
See this video of Elon Musk talking about this.
Be
curious

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Help
others

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Never ever in any situation use
offensive words towards anybody.
Especially your teammates.
Help
others

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You win and lose
as a team,
not as team members.
Help
others

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Criticism is very often not helpful!
Read HBR piece on this
Help
others

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Always try to influence others by
positive behavior, not by criticizing
their approach.
Lead by example, if needed
put extra effort to fix your
teammate’s mistake.
Help
others

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You are not your code!
Never call people “stupid” because
of code or other work products
they committed.
Try to explain how to do things
better.
Help
others

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Build
relationships
and trust

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Be trustworthy. Don’t be too quick
with promises. Deliver on things
and dates you agreed upon.
Build
relationships
and trust

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Treat everybody with respect.
Try to understand different points
of view.
Build
relationships
and trust

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Love what
you do

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If anything blocks you from being
absolutely passionate about your
work, let us know immediately.
Love what
you do

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We all enjoy the journey,
not only the end goal.
Love what
you do

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We value quality over quantity.
Thus we are not and we do not aim to
be “big” company. We grow organically
making sure that our culture and quality
standards are maintained. This might mean
that sometimes our clients need to wait
longer, but we make sure that the end
result is worth it.

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We devote time to do things
right and repay technical debt.
This is the cornerstone of our passion for
quality.

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We devote time to do things
right and repay technical debt.
Striving for best quality makes sense
as long as it’s aligned with the client’s
interests. If time-to-market is more
important, we align our goals with
client’s.

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We devote time to do things
right and repay technical debt.
We never compromise on quality.

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We develop unique,
long-lasting relationships
with our clients.
Most of our clients work with us for
more than 6 months. We believe that
good will is worth much more than any
amount of money.

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There are no non-technical
idiot managers.
We make sure that no one without
proper technical knowledge will make
critical decisions regarding development,
especially schedule and scope.

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We treat ourselves on Fridays.
We cook breakfast for the whole team,
using delicious organic ingredients.
We prepare presentations about
interesting stuff, and we give ourselves
some time to discuss what bothers and
inspires us.

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Looking for a team?
Our skills include:
iOS and Android
Backend APIs
and infrastructure
Rich, highly interactive
web frontend

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Looking for a team?
Email us at
hello@swingdev.io