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At Qonto, we believe that creating the finance solution all businesses love starts with creating the conditions for our team to learn…
Steve Anavi
Feb 24, 2021
How we improved productivity with an internal CLI?
How we improved productivity with an internal CLI?
At Qonto, we want all engineering teams to be 100% autonomous because we believe that if a team can work independently, they’ll be able to…
Mathieu Corbin
Dec 14
How Value Engineering helps us ship predictably
How Value Engineering helps us ship predictably
What software engineer hasn’t experienced the frustration of rework and the stress of delay? I know I have!
Claire Krucker
Oct 18
Organizing Kafka events by partitioning.
Organizing Kafka events by partitioning.
In this article, you will read about how we leverage Kafka partitioning to resolve problems in practice and what we learn from that.
Benjamin
Sep 30
“Learning never ends: you do not wake up one day and say “mission accomplished”!”
“Learning never ends: you do not wake up one day and say “mission accomplished”!”
Discover our Qonto Insiders of the month: Rasha Essam, Senior Web Engineer, at Qonto.
Emma Zamia
Sep 23
Searching for an international career challenge? Look no further.
Searching for an international career challenge? Look no further.
When I’m asked what I like about working in an international environment, my answer is always the same: what’s not to like? Maybe it’s just…
Mark Davis
Sep 7
Two powerful tools to lead your team to success
Two powerful tools to lead your team to success
I joined Qonto in June 2021 and then took charge of the Web team, responsible for engineering all of Qonto’s web apps. The team grew from…
Florian Ellis
Sep 5
“One big advantage of being in a scale-up is that you’re growing with the company”
“One big advantage of being in a scale-up is that you’re growing with the company”
Discover our Qonto Insiders of the month: Ana-Maria Bordianu, Lead Back-End, at Qonto.
Emma Zamia
Aug 31
Do you need ElasticSearch when you have PostgreSQL?
Do you need ElasticSearch when you have PostgreSQL?
At Qonto, we noticed that it is powerful for business owners to grant cards for one-off expenses to their employees. That’s why we created…
mdebelle
Aug 1
“My role is to design the best experience possible for our users using the power of words.”
“My role is to design the best experience possible for our users using the power of words.”
Discover our Qonto Insiders of the month: Mélanie Alves Lima, Lead UX Writer, at Qonto.
Emma Zamia
Jul 18
Process doesn’t scale. Knowledge does.
Process doesn’t scale. Knowledge does.
As a manager or a team member, how can you scale your team without compromising on efficiency or quality? How do you avoid falling into the…
Marc Antoine Lacroix
Jul 8
How to build an HR team from scratch?
How to build an HR team from scratch?
When I arrived at Qonto, I was the first employee in Human Resources. I had a blank page in front of me… and a lot of things to write. It…
Sarah Ben Allel
Jul 4
Is managing the only way to grow as a designer? How I went from manager to expert.
Is managing the only way to grow as a designer? How I went from manager to expert.
“Go for it, it’s a great opportunity!”
Arthur Froger
Jun 27
Why we put teams’ mental health before their happiness
Why we put teams’ mental health before their happiness
Let’s ponder a question: as a responsible employer, what should you put first: the happiness or the mental health of your employees?
Margaux Reboul
Jun 21
Stability without stagnation — Using Ember at Qonto
Stability without stagnation — Using Ember at Qonto
Five years ago, we made the choice of using Ember at Qonto. We haven’t looked back since. Why did we bet on a technical underdog?
Frederic Soumare
Jun 14
“A strong understanding of data and how to look at it, is an absolute must.”
“A strong understanding of data and how to look at it, is an absolute must.”
Discover our Qonto Insiders of the month: Anton Immel, Lead Customer Success at Qonto.
Emma Zamia
Jun 13
“I wanted to be closer with the product and understand better our clients needs.”
“I wanted to be closer with the product and understand better our clients needs.”
Discover our Qonto Insiders of the month: Ines Casel, Product Marketing Manager at Qonto.
Emma Zamia
May 11
Replacing the engine mid-flight
Replacing the engine mid-flight
How we rebuilt our card processor
Erin Shepherd
Apr 26
“If you’re passionate and want to solve important challenges, Qonto is the place for you.”
“If you’re passionate and want to solve important challenges, Qonto is the place for you.”
Discover our Qonto Insiders of the month: Adil Dewan, Product Operations Principal at Qonto.
Emma Zamia
Apr 7
Rethinking price plans to support a fast growing and changing customer base
Rethinking price plans to support a fast growing and changing customer base
How we prepared for Qonto’s next one million business customers
Steef Janssen
Mar 23
From Consultant to Project Manager in a scaleup: why they chose Qonto
From Consultant to Project Manager in a scaleup: why they chose Qonto
Among the many people who drove our growth in our first few years of existence, former consultants occupy a very special place.
Sarah Ben Allel
Mar 17
“HR leaders need to forge strong beliefs to be able to choose a direction.”
“HR leaders need to forge strong beliefs to be able to choose a direction.”
Discover our Qonto Insiders of the month: Sarah Ben Allel, VP People at Qonto.
Emma Zamia
Mar 10
Forging a new identity for the Qonto brand
Forging a new identity for the Qonto brand
Insight into how we managed a rebranding makeover
Marion de Robillard
Feb 21
“Flexibility and curiosity are the two main qualities to succeed as a Tech Operations Principal.”
“Flexibility and curiosity are the two main qualities to succeed as a Tech Operations Principal.”
Discover our Qonto Insiders of the month: Florian Ellis, Tech Operations Principal at Qonto.
Emma Zamia
Feb 10
How we build microservices locally, scaling docker-compose
How we build microservices locally, scaling docker-compose
On my first day at Qonto, I was told to install an internal tool we called qonto-env. It installed all the tools and cloned all the git…
Amine Benseddik
Feb 8
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