We caught up with four Colorado tech companies to glimpse inside their offices and learn more about the features that make their spaces so special. Take a look.
In part one of a two-part series exploring women’s journeys through the world of tech, you’ll hear from techies at all stages of their careers about the challenges they’ve faced and the advice they have for the next generation of women in tech.<br />
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<p dir="ltr">We recently caught up with four local tech leaders to learn how they encourage their teams to think outside the box when it comes to new products and how they’re leveraging that mentality in the projects they’re working on now. </p>
While Colorado isn’t exactly Wall Street, we do have our fair share of fintech companies helping consumers and businesses manage, make and even spend their money. Here are several Colorado players — some new, some old — to keep an eye on.</p>
Two software engineers explain how facing technical challenges head on means going through every worst-case scenario and opting for the smartest solution –– even if it requires abandoning a long-favored system for a brand new method of protection. </p>
Creating a more user-friendly approach to accessing financial information is the herculean challenge IHS Markit Digital was built to take on. The group aims to create SaaS solutions that make confusing financial data easier to digest, regardless of financial acumen. Now, according to the company, they’re stepping it up a notch through conversational UI.</p>
Believe it or not, a time once existed when investors couldn’t look up the movement of any financial instruments without knowing only the first initial of the company name or ticker. As recently as the early 2000s, the majority of people still turned to the daily newspaper’s finance section to quickly scan PepsiCo’s (PEP) stock price on the Nasdaq.</p>
We sat down with the <a href="https://www.builtincolorado.com/company/ihs-markit-digital">IHS Markit Digital</a> software engineering team and picked their brains on what it takes to find the signal in the noise.</p>
We sat down with the design team at <a href="https://www.builtincolorado.com/company/ihs-markit-digital">IHS Markit</a> Digital to learn more about working on the digital frontier and how a love of design, collaboration and laughter can lead to success. </p>
We caught up with local software engineers to learn more about the qualities that make their teams unique and what they look for in new teammates as they scale.</p>
<p dir="ltr">As Colorado tech companies continue to grow so too do the opportunities for local tech professionals — and we’re not just talking jobs.</p>
In six years at IHS Markit Digital, Jesse Coffin has gone from intern to director of software engineering. At the root of his growth is the company's commitment to a flat structure. We spoke to four members on the tech team to learn more. </p>
Catherine Allegra founded her company in 1991, when faxing was the next big thing in technology. Since then, technology has evolved and so too has Allegra and her company. We spoke to her about her company's growth and her vision for the future.</p>
Kristen Bevans is the executive director of development at <a href="https://ihsmarkit.com/">IHS Markit Digita</a>l, where she’s been a part of the team for over two years. We talked to Bevans about the tasks currently topping her to do list</p>
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