SkillsRobin Blog

A spotlight into the job seekers and startups in our community
Meet your potential fractional CTO
Meet a Developer

Lead engineer who transforms startup MVPs into trustworthy platforms

From consulting to government to Silicon Valley - a developer's journey through 19 years of building scalable systems.
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Lead Full Stack Engineer
Meet a Developer

Impact-driven lead engineer who turns complex problems into simple solutions

From working in research, education, and activism - this developer cares about building products that matter
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Founder Success Stories

Pauline from Bodhi Holistic Hub

From side-hustle to scaling nationwide: The journey of building a trusted marketplace for holistic health practitioners.
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Founder Success Stories

Steve from Lorikeet

Using AI agents to create better support experiences and building a world class engineering team from 0 to 17 in under a year
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How to get a job at an early stage startup

After speaking to 50+ startup founders and investors this is what we learned
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Developer Stories

Jack, CTO of Kumo

Jack joined Kumo Study as CTO this year through an intro from SkillsRobin. Now he's building learning tools to help students with ADHD get better outcomes.
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Founder Success Stories

Alex from Kumo

From building a ADHD study tool part-time to raising pre-seed funding and building a team - Alex is helping students with ADHD stay in uni and improve their grades.
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Designer Spotlight: Interdisciplinary UX Designer

My unique strength as a designer comes from my interdisciplinary background. I've studied both design and management, which equips me with a versatile skill set.
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Developer Spotlight: Part-time tech lead keen to contribute to greenfield projects

I really enjoy rapid prototyping. To start the weekend with nothing then by Sunday evening actually have some useful stuff.
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Our 2023 Christmas UI Competition has a winner

Look here to discover promising junior designers and their work.
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Developer Spotlight: Ninjame

I've worked in startups as a software engineer for over seven years... I'm looking to start my own company or going down the managerial side of engineering
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Developer Stories: Peter

Learn what it’s like to be a startup’s founding engineer, his mid-career pivot from architecture and tips on hiring and getting hired
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