Andela

What do you believe is the most important quality for engineers to have today?

Get to know Bolade Ayandeji, Senior Accountant at Andela. “I tell stories with numbers, and I also focus on improving financial processes, ensuring accurate reporting, and supporting the business with reliable financial data for decision-making.” Bolade’s favourite thing about working at Andela is the people. “I remember when I had my first interview and how warm and kind the People Team were to me, that was enough for me. I saw an opening for an associate accountant role online, I applied, and I was invited for a test, and the rest is history.” We asked Bolade to share two truths and a lie. Can you spot the lie? ✦ I have read 2000 books ✦ I live in Nigeria ✦ I once had a pet chicken #ThisIsAndela #BusinessSolutions #TechHiring

Hiring remotely is a lot easier to do than you might think. In this conversation with Aashna D. & Rayan Dabbagh on the 0 to 1 podcast, our CEO, Carrol Chang discusses enterprise AI adoption, change management, and the skills that are needed for technologists to thrive in the future. Dig more into this story on the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/ebm6j_Uf

On March 28th, our very own Kennith J. joins Emmanuel Lubanzadio, Africa Lead at OpenAI and Doha Ammour, VP at N+ONE Data Centers at the Harvard Business School HBS Africa Business Conference to discuss Africa’s agency in the global AI value chain, moderated by Princess Adentan, Harvard Business School MBA. If you’re in Boston for #HBSABC2026, check it out at 13:30 ET in the Spangler Auditorium.

Collaboration goes beyond your own team. This week’s #BeyondTheCode spotlight: Cross-Functional Collaboration. Technologists who work effectively across functions help projects succeed, strengthen team relationships, and bring more complete solutions to life. How do you ensure smooth collaboration across different teams in your projects? #SoftSkills #Technologists #ProfessionalGrowth

Join the Andela Community for an outdoor meetup as part of the March to Wellness Global Movement Relay, happening in person worldwide. On March 28, we’re hosting a 24-hour global participation event across time zones. As the day moves around the world, different regions will participate in their time window. Whether you’re coming for the hike, the community, or the conversations, this is a chance to move together and represent your city in the global relay. Sign up here to join one of our organized events in person: https://lnkd.in/ebnSXPCY We are hosting in Nairobi, Kampala, London, Bolivia, Lagos, Calgary, and Bangalore. Not in one of these cities? Invite friends and family to join you at your own event and dedicate 45 minutes to an outdoor activity. You can walk, run, bike, or engage in any activity you prefer. The goal is to get outside and enjoy the day. Which event or activity will you participate in?

Meet Ezeanyi, AI/ML Engineer, and graduate of Andela’s intensive AI program. “I help teams turn SOPs/runbooks and expert steps into agentic, auditable workflows that plan, call tools, and draft outputs, with eval gates, p95 latency and token budgets, and human in the loop.” Ezeanyi specializes in designing agentic AI systems from operating documents (SOPs, runbooks, policy manuals, PRDs, ticket history). He encodes expert steps into plans and safe tool calls; wires models into evaluation environments (goldens, judge prompts, regression suites); enforces latency/token budgets; and captures feedback to curate datasets for fine-tuning (SFT/LoRA). He also adds prompt/tool fuzzing, red teaming, and spec/property assertions on outputs. His stack: Python, TypeScript, FastAPI, LangChain/DSPy, FAISS/PGVector, GitHub Actions, Docker/Kubernetes, AWS/GCP. During his training, Ezeanyi learnt to start small, measure everything and improve as you go. “Evaluation-first wins. Ship a thin slice tied to a business metric, keep people in the loop, and wire models to an eval harness (goldens, regression, budgets) from day one. Add fuzzing/red teaming and property checks as you scale; capture edits to improve the system and curate fine-tuning data.” Ezeanyi believes organizations should take a measured approach to AI implementation. “Model and tooling capability is compounding: better reasoning and tool use, longer context windows, faster and cheaper inference, structured outputs, and sturdier eval/safety tooling. Early adopters are turning SOPs/runbooks and ticket or PR history into agentic workflows that cut cycle time. Waiting invites shadow AI (unapproved, untracked use on sensitive content), slows internal learning, and leaves value locked in PDFs, tickets, and code reviews. A measured rollout using small slices, evaluation harnesses (goldens, judge prompts, regression), p95 latency and token budgets, governance, and red teaming with property checks lets you capture gains now without re-architecting core systems.” He has this advice for Enterprises who don’t know where to start: “Start with one high-friction workflow tied to a business metric. Translate SOPs and runbooks into an agentic plan that uses a small, approved set of tools. From day one, connect the model to an evaluation harness—golden cases, judge prompts, regression tests—and set speed/cost budgets. Keep people in the loop and log sources, configs, and approvals. Add red teaming, prompt and tool fuzzing, and property checks before expanding. Turn reviewer edits into a clean dataset for fine-tuning. Promote changes only through CI gates.” Get real results with engineers ready to deliver measurable impact on your AI integrations: https://lnkd.in/ej3S4R2f

Which non-technical skill are you most interested in developing this year?

Meet Gabriela Gasson Customer Success Manager at Andela. “I partner with international clients and talent to build strong relationships and ensure engagement success. I develop and drive strategies that align business goals, optimize performance, and create value for all parties involved.” Gabriela’s favourite thing about working at Andela? “Collaborating with an amazing, top-tier global team I get to learn from, being part of a fast-growing, dynamic environment, and helping great talent succeed in impactful opportunities.” “The idea of being a bridge between talent and opportunity genuinely gave me clarity about the kind of impact I wanted to make. For me, Andela is not just my day-to-day job or the work that pays my bills. It's a place I genuinely want to see grow. It represents impact, growth, and purpose.” We asked Gabriela to share two truths and a lie. Can you spot the lie? ✦ I used to be a competitive swimmer. ✦ I'm a pro at skiing. ✦ I lived in Rome for a while. #ThisIsAndela #BusinessSolutions #TechHiring

Is AI replacing junior developers? Carrol Chang doesn't think so. In this conversation with Aashna D. & Rayan Dabbagh on the 0 to 1 podcast, Carrol delivered some good news to young and aspiring technologists. Hope is not lost; the nature of the work is just changing. Dig more into this story on the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/ebm6j_Uf