Blog Type: Life at IW

Meet Verica Solin: The Accidental Tester Taking the SEETEST 2026 Stage

Image alt text Verica Solin, Senior QA Consultant at IWConnect, speaker at SEETEST 2026

On October 7, Verica Solin steps onto the SEETEST 2026 stage in Ljubljana to talk about the future of QA. Before the session, we sat down with her for a different kind of talk. How does a telecom student end up in testing? What did 15 years teach her about quality? And why does AI […]

Building Argus – An Interview with Nikola, Senior technical Consultant, Application Operations

building argus

Every production system has a quiet window, and that window is exactly where the worst problems grow. Nikola spent years watching failures build up between 2am and 10am, then land on engineers at 9:05, in front of everybody. So he spent his evenings building Argus, an AI agent that investigates alerts the way an engineer […]

Why I Stayed at IWConnect: From Team Member to Solution Architect

When people think about building a career in software engineering, they often focus on technologies, certifications, or the next promotion. But lasting careers are rarely built on technical skills alone. They’re shaped by the people we work with, the projects that challenge us, and the opportunities that encourage us to keep growing. As part of […]

Building AI Is Easier When You Already Trust the Team – Claude’s Unpaid Interns

Every hackathon ends with winners. The best ones leave participants with something even more valuable: experience they’ll bring into every project that follows. AI Code Connect 3 once again brought together people eager to experiment with new technologies, challenge their ideas, and build practical AI solutions under tight deadlines. Among them was Claude’s Unpaid Interns, […]

Seven Minds, One Team: How Collaboration and Good Vibes Powered an Award-Winning AI Hackathon Project

AI Code Connect 3 Hackathon MakeNoMistakes Team

Sometimes, the best ideas emerge when talented people from different backgrounds come together, trust each other, and simply enjoy the process. The AI Code Connect 3, our internal hackathon, brought together engineers eager to experiment with new technologies, explore AI-driven development, and solve complex challenges under pressure. Among them was a team of seven colleagues […]

From Data Warehouse to Data Leader: Maja Soleska’s 20-Year Journey in Data

February 11 marks International Day of Women and Girls in Science. We’re celebrating by sharing the story of Maja Soleska, Lead Technical Consultant in Data Management at  ⋮IWConnect. Twenty years ago, Maja Soleska walked into her first Data Warehouse project under Oracle Slovenia’s leadership. She had no idea it would become the foundation of a […]

From First Impressions to Real Experience: A Senior Java Consultant’s Perspective

Joining a new company – especially at a senior level – often comes with a mix of expectations, assumptions, and questions. Is the engineering culture really as strong as it sounds? Will collaboration and transparency exist beyond the interview process? And most importantly, will there be room to grow, contribute, and feel valued? In this […]

Professional Growth Through Hackathon: Inside the Data Wizzards’ Learning Journey

Not every victory comes with a trophy. When the previous company hackathon ended, the team Data Wizzards didn’t walk away as winners on paper.But they walked away stronger, sharper, and more confident. And that is the kind of win that lasts. With another company hackathon happening this weekend, their story feels more relevant than ever. […]

Team 404: Lessons Found — The Hackathon Journey That Brought IWConnect’s Culture of Learning to Life

When the timer hit zero at the AI Code Connect 2025 Hackathon, Team 404 wasn’t celebrating a win, but they were smiling. After two sleepless nights, 18 hours of non-stop coding, countless discussions, and one working prototype, they had something far more valuable than a trophy: a set of lessons that would stay with them […]