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A better way to discover junior front-end developers

Matt Studdert on November 17, 2021

Since launching the Frontend Mentor platform in April 2019, our community has grown to over 250,000 members (πŸŽ‰). The idea for Frontend Mentor came ...
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Chantae P.

Can't wait for this new feature to go live! I am so ready to start my career in tech!

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Matt Studdert

That's awesome to hear, Chantae! Development on the platform is coming along well. It shouldn't be long before it goes live. You can already update your work preferences on Frontend Mentor by clicking the briefcase icon in the header and filling in the form πŸ™‚

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Collins Adom Baffour

Excited to hear this

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Matt Studdert

Awesome to hear you're excited for it! πŸ™‚

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Nick Williams

Brilliant idea - as someone just starting down this path, it makes an awful lot of sense for all parties.

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Matt Studdert

Glad you like it, Nick!

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Julius Jean-Baptiste

Nice

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Ricardo MagalhΓ£es

The insight from the companies' perspective is really great! Even though it wasn't the focus of this post, it gives us a base about what we can make better to be noticed and stand out ourselves :D

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Matt Studdert

Glad to hear those insights helped, Ricardo!

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xelaflash

Great guys, exciting to see this platform

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Matt Studdert

Thanks a lot! It's great to hear you like the idea! πŸ™‚

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pee nana

This is great. But how can those beginning their frontend journey participate.

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Matt Studdert

Hey! You can sign up for free on our site and start taking the challenges πŸ™‚ I'd recommend starting from the newbie level challenges and working your way up from there.

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Cess

Great news

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Gabriel Nunes

I'd love to join this community, I really liked it this idea and to help others developers around the globe.

Keep it up with this good project!!

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Matt Studdert

Thanks a lot, Gabriel! I hope you enjoy the challenges when you join! πŸ™‚