One of the benefits internships provide you with is an opportunity to get a deeper understanding of your future industry. You will gain skills and knowledge that you can’t learn in the classroom.

Whether online or offline, internships will boost your resume as you will get real project experience.

Marija Lazarević, Human Value Manager at Vega IT.

If you think that getting your foot in the door is challenging, this is an excellent opportunity to introduce yourself to future employers. ;-)

We are especially glad that a few interns quite eagerly accepted our invitations to do an internship programme. They showed enormous gratitude for being given a chance to learn in emergencies like the one we are currently all in.

What Are Available Online Internships at Vega IT?

In hard times like this, we’ve decided not to deprive people of the ability to gain knowledge from our experienced colleagues who have been trying hard to make the internship programme go as smoothly as possible throughout the year.

On our Career page on our website, you can see what internship programmes you can apply for at any given time. Currently we have open positions for:

• Internship for Front-end Developers
• Internship for Software Developers

We invite you to read all the requirements in the internship description. If you tick all of the boxes, we encourage you to apply! We are looking forward to meeting you! :-)

Who Can Apply for an Online Internship?

Anyone willing to improve their knowledge through practical work can apply for an internship in our company.

Bear in mind that the concept of internships at Vega IT is focused on the further development of candidates’ skills. That’s why you need to have a basic knowledge of all technologies/languages stated in the internship description.

You can see all the details of our process of candidate selection at the bottom of the career page, and you can contact us for any additional questions. We will always be happy to answer all of them.

Insider info: There are a few colleagues who can’t wait to “get” their very first intern, even if this took place online. :)

What Is the Concept of Online Internships at Vega IT?

How do we organise an internship? First, we discuss when, how, and what we will do during our internship programme via mail or Skype. We start and finish every working day with a call. Code review and mentor’s comments are also everyday activities.

I honestly believe that mentors still eagerly point their finger at the screen to show their “students” the things they should pay their attention to:-)

Our colleague Marko says that the internship goes rather smoothly, and Marina adds that we can increase proactivity and improve communication at times like this, which is precisely what we can see with our interns.

Although it is much easier to give suggestions in person, according to our colleague Kim, internships can run smoothly online as well.

What Are the Benefits Of an Online Internship?

For many people who are ready to enter the workforce, finding a job can sometimes be challenging - especially if you don’t have any previous experience.

Here’s why we believe online internship can kickstart your career in times when we have to spend most of our time at home:

• You can complete it from any location
• It allows you to use your free time to develop your existing skills
• It enables you to work on real projects
• It lasts for only three weeks
• You get an experienced mentor that focuses on your progress
• You will receive regular feedback from your dedicated mentor
• You get an opportunity to introduce yourself to a future employer
• It gives you an advantage over other candidates when applying for a job

Are You Ready to Meet Us?

If you are ready to apply for an internship at Vega IT, we encourage you to do it ASAP! Why? We have a limited number of available spots for interns, so make sure you grab this opportunity! :-)

We are here to answer your questions, so feel free to contact us at any time at jobs@vegait.rs.

Good luck, future interns, and maybe future colleagues! :-)

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Each company has its own organisational structure, whether traditional, functional, flat, divisional or matrix.

When founding Vega IT, our colleagues and founders Saša and Vladan were determined to flatten the traditional hierarchy at our organisation. They felt that it would be challenging to create a modern company with an outdated structure.

Over the years, we adopted the flat structure (also known as a horizontal organisation or delayering) with few or no middle management levels.

As the company was evolving, we felt the need to go one step further to answer our organisation's growing needs and decided to introduce so-called matrix structure.

What is Matrix Organisational Structure and Why We Have Chosen It?

If you analyse the matrix chart, you can notice that this type of structure looks like a grid - unlike the traditional (top-down) structure.

Saša Popović and Vladan Ostojić

We believe that this change has multiple benefits in our company, allowing us to create a more dynamic environment where our colleagues can utilise their knowledge across different dimensions in the grid.

Implementing a new system for our organisation required creating new roles in our company. That's why a few of our colleagues were promoted to the Development Lead role.

Mihajlo Radmilović, Ana Bjelica, Darko Opala, Nenad Rad and Nenad Perčić.

The new role is moderately similar to the role of a functional manager, a dedicated person who follows and encourages our professional development.

To find out more about the company's different roles, we spoke to our CEO Saša Popović.

Saša, how do you see the difference between Development Lead, Team Lead and Project Manager at Vega IT?

Saša: Unlike “Team lead” and “Project Manager” roles, who will take care of our work while we are working on a specific project as a team, colleagues whose role is “Development lead” will take care of us from the moment we start working in this company until the moment we leave the company, regardless of what project we are working on, whether we are moving from one project to another and what technologies we use.

In other words, when we are moving from one project to another, it’s highly likely that we will get a new Team lead, but, we will still have the same Development lead.

Matrix organisational chart at Vega IT.

“Development lead” role is an additional benefit for our colleagues because these people’s responsibility is to keep track of our colleagues’ development and work, and know what skills and how much experience they have so that they would know if any of our colleagues need assistance to overcome certain challenges. Also the task of the development lead is to find out whether our colleagues’ capabilities are exploited to their maximum and if there is anything the company can do to turn their weaknesses into their strengths.

The role of the “Development lead” does not introduce any kind of hierarchy into our organisational structure. Essentially, its purpose is to offer assistance.
For instance, each of us can decide whether to turn to the development lead, someone from our People Experience and Support team, Boban, Vladan, me or somebody else in case they are having difficulty dealing with a particular issue.

Takeaway

While there are pros and cons to every management structure, we believe that matrix structure provides us with an even better environment to learn and grow.

So far, we were successful at developing our company and were recognised as one of the fastest-growing domestic IT companies.

We are looking forward to further improving both our company and its culture, which will help us achieve our goals.

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This responsibility towards our environment was exactly what powered our enthusiasm during each phase of the GreenIT campaign. :-)

Marija Trandafil Primary School

For more than 6 months, each meeting with Milan and the boys from the Eko Kurir organisation ended with the same phrase: “This will be one extraordinary campaign!”.

After the GreenIT event on Saturday morning, we can proudly say that it was beyond our expectations.

GreenIT in Numbers

Let’s sum up what happened in Marija Trandafil Primary School.

• Together we raised over 500.000,00 dinars
• More than 100 eco enthusiasts joined our initiative
• Together we planted 86 trees
• 15 Green Hero companies supported GreentIT
• We all had 1 Vision: Making our city a greener place

GreenIT campaign

More than a hundred green heroes worked hard, and, more importantly, changed the landscape design for the future generations in just a few hours! Thank you for everything you did!

Who Are Our Local Green Heroes?

Once we’d sent the invitations to IT companies in Novi Sad to join our initiative we knew we had to accomplish our goal. We hoped that invited companies would be eager to roll up their sleeves and help the community.

Each business works hard to ensure financial security for their families and colleagues in order to have a comfortable lifestyle. We are proud that we live in a city where securing the future of the environment for the next generations is equally important!

Companies who recognised the effort to go green:

Emakina.RS, Quantox Technology, 3Lateral, BDIT Engineering, fSD, MENU Technologies, Sixsentix, CCBill, Gradnja, a dental surgery Matijević, Typhoon HIL, QACube, Levi9 IT Services and Vivify Ideas.

Green Heroes in action.

Without you, this wouldn’t be possible! That’s why you are our local Green Heroes.

What Is The Plan For The Next Year?

By the time you have read this blog post, we have already started planning GreenIT 2.0. ;-)

What can you expect? Our goal is to encourage more companies to participate in the campaign, and, therefore, have the opportunity to change the landscapes in more schools.

A part of GreenIT eco enthusiasts

Do you have an idea or advice you’d like to share with us? We’d love to hear what you have to say. Let us know in the comments or write to us at greenit@vegait.rs.

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In the IT world, a pair programming is a common thing. But, does the same refer to a pair working with a CEO at an IT company? If our CEO Saša Popović’s job was to do only programming, this could have been the case. However, Saša’s main focus is the company culture and business growth.

Even though we can reach out to Saša when we need some help, most of us aren’t aware of the fact what his working day looks like. How many email messages does he receive per day? How many meetings and interviews does he attend? And, does his working day start at 9 AM and finish at 5 PM?

We realised that the best way to find out the answers to these questions was to organise a small internal campaign called “Pair with Saša”.

Saša and Maksim having lunch

Who Had a Chance to Work with Saša in a Pair?

Among 200 of our colleagues, it wasn’t that easy to choose the one who would like to spend a day with Saša. That’s why we announced an open call inviting our colleagues to work side-by-side with Saša for one day.

About 30 colleagues applied, so we decided to pick Saša’s pair randomly. Our colleague Maksim Bogunović was the one!

“When colleagues asked me to take part in this programme, the first thing that came to my mind was that there would be no colleagues eager to pair with me for one day. I was surprised to find out how many colleagues applied, as well as when I heard many of them saying that this sounded like a great idea to them, and that they hoped we would repeat this so that they would also get a chance to work with me for one day.” - Saša explained.

How Did Saša and Maksim Spend That Day?

Saša and Maksim were at the office before everyone else at 8 AM. They started the day by replying to Saša's emails.

“I spent that day with Saša attending all of his business and internal meetings. I even attended all of the job interviews where I had a privilege to learn about our CEO’s mindset, and his work. The meeting covered various topics - from company development, through hiring process, to finding projects and even Saša’s TV interview!” - said Maksim.

They even managed to take a short break after lunch, and have a game of pool at our cafeteria.

Maksim and Saša playing pool

The aim of this programme was to give our colleagues a chance to learn and experience #LifeAtVegaIT from the CEO’s perspective. On the one hand, Maksim broadened his horizons, and on the other hand, Saša learned some new things from Maksim’s questions and comments.

Both of them said this was an enjoyable and useful experience. Our CEO is looking forward to the next opportunity to work with some of our colleagues.

Thrilled with the results of the campaign, we’ve decided to do something similar, so stay tuned!

Do you organise something similar at your company? If you do, feel free to share it with us by reaching out at contact@vegait.rs.

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It’s official! We have a winning solution for the visual appearance of our new building and we are excited to share it with you.

Dear citizens of Novi Sad, we are proud to present you with the visual presentation of the winning solution for the former building of the Radnički Univerzitet.

Winning design by Kuzmanov and Partners

Was this a difficult decision? Absolutely! This was a true photo finish and our jurors spent many hours analysing all four entries.

We would like to say thank you to all of the participants - we couldn’t have done this without you!

We believe that the elegant design and sleek lines of the building will stand the test of time and once again become one of the city’s highlights.

Now it’s time to see all of the solutions.

The Winning Design: Kuzmanov and Partners Studio (Visualisation: Case 3D)

To find out why the jury chose this solution, we spoke to our CEO Saša Popović:

“When we thought about what the building would look like, we wanted it to be modern but also timeless.

Considering its location and the expectations our citizens have from that building, we wanted it to stand out from the rest but not to stick out.

We believe that transparency is highly important in business so we wanted this to be visible at first sight and through the building exterior.

Finally, all four solutions fulfilled our expectations, some of them exceeded them, and the solution delivered by Lazar Kuzmanov was our top favourite. We believe that the elegant design of their solution will make this building one of the city’s famous landmarks one more time. We hope that it will stand the test of time and that it will become a place which our citizens will speak proudly of in the upcoming years.”

Read what the Senior Partner and Founder of Kuzmanov and Partners, Lazar Kuzmanov said about the inspiration for the winning design:

“The idea behind the new building’s architecture is to maintain the identity of the object through modern design recognisability and use of new materials and modern coverings.

When developing the solution, we were guided by the idea to maintain verticality of the object so that we would preserve slenderness of the composition. Introducing the frame that surrounds the object was both for functional and design purposes. This frame designed in this way distinguishes the object, frames it like a picture, and still functionally covers all the elements on the facade.

The main membrane of the object is the facade made of glass wall curtain, which resembles the rhythm and distribution of openings the previous building used to have. The verticality of the building facade is in the opposition with strong horizontals which are moved when compared to the existing dimensions of the base and, in this way, they make the front side of the building get the necessary dynamics.

A transparent glass facade allows everyone to feel the ambience of the interior from the outside as well, that is, it is also visible from the street.

As a contribution to green building, this solution allows for landscaping of the object. Strong steel horizontals are also designed to be planters with plants. A building view from the city center, that is from the street of Modene, would be covered with that “green curtain”.

The attractive look of the object with minimalist architecture gives an impression of elegance and, in this way, both through its distinguished visual appearance and aesthetics it enables the recognisability of the Vega IT’s brand.”

Synthesis Quatro Design Proposal

The idea behind the Synthesis Quatro design proposal:

“Through this building’s architecture we wanted to open a new chapter of futuristic architecture of Serbia (Vojvodina).

The object with its minimalistic horizontals and majestic clean lines makes peace between the local, autochthon architecture of this region and international skyscraper design. The complex supports the surrounding and corresponds to the artistic approach of architecture design.

As a homage to the building of “Radnički Univerzitet“ we maintained a visible construction as a part of the facade to remind us of the past.

Led by the concept of energy efficiency we paid particular attention to our selection of materials. We wanted this building to be entirely in glass and we remained consistent in our beliefs and visions.

Through an in-depth analysis, we reached the solution we are really proud of and driven by the energy of a well-organised team we created a conceptual solution of the building.”

Remorker Architects Design Proposal

The idea behind the Remorker Architects design proposal:

“We believe that the architecture should reflect the society and that it should be the representation of its technical capabilities, philosophical basis as well as its aesthetic principles. We believe that the digital world which we, as a society, build very fast must influence creative processes in both architecture and design.

This influence brings us “digital” architecture solutions which are physical embodiments of our development and transformation in the virtual world.

Our conceptual solution divides the building in two parts. The ground floor and the first two floors represent a massive foundation which directly communicates with the street and pedestrians and it is covered with a foil with digital print. This large cube is “emphasised” with a massive entrance portal which is highly distinguished. Triangle shapes on the facade which the people would encounter at the entrance will appear on many floors as well. However, the way these are designed at the entrance portal indicates the aesthetics of fractals more than on the floors of the building. The combination of triangle shapes on some windows on the building’s facade creates extraordinary dynamics which catches the attention of passersby who are trying to define a potential presence of a rhythm in these irregularities.

The very position of these vertical triangular shapes is determined parametrically and is slightly emphasised in the bottom left corner, in the part of the facade which is mostly exposed to the public and which is oriented towards the busiest streets of the city. These shapes spread through a few floors which emphasises verticality and symbolizes aspirations to grow and succeed.”

Zabriski Studio Design Proposal

The idea behind Zabriski Studio design proposal:

“To express the idea behind the company Vega IT, we chose minimal horizontal lines as a reminder of the old “blue beauty” of Novi Sad and as a representation of Vega IT values, that is their approach to recreating the symbol of Novi Sad.

Through basic elements of building construction which emphasise the feeling of freedom, excitement and inspiration in the inner space of the building, the object becomes a landmark - which is the ultimate phrase for successful and recognizable design.

The goal was to create a unique quality of space that would create the feeling of flying above the city - the most powerful and the most direct spatial and psychological effect which can be related to the concept of developing a vision.”

What’s Next?

Now, that we have chosen the design, we can move on to the phase #2 of reconstructing the building and phase #3 of creating a conceptual solution for the interior.

Stay tuned.

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Last weekend we had a BLAST at the charity HIT CS:GO Tournament organised by Quantox Technology for the second time.

35 teams took part in this tournament!

Not only did we have a great time, and saw some real pro-like moves, but we also raised 1.8 million dinars to support the national health system!

Did we say that one of our teams won the third place? :)

Igor, Mirko, Aleksa, Kosta, Nenad and Mirko

Marko Dragnic, Igor Černjak, Mirko Štrbac, Mirko Mikać and Aleksa Plesković, congrats for winning the medal!

We want to say thank you to all of the boys from our company who participated in this charity tournament. Žarko Milošev, Stevan Panić, Dejan Probojčević, Dejan Borić, Kosta Kuprešak, Sebastian Novak, Nemanja Lekić, Ognjen Andrić, Bojan Vujanac, Milan Bunjevčev, Danilo Petrović, Nenad Marin and Nemanja Modić. Guys you rock!

What Was the Tournament like?

Anyone who played Counter-Strike knows how intensive the game can be when you play with real opponents.

From choosing maps and picking the sides to knowing the site’s ins and outs, it all comes down to having the right strategy, knowing your team’s strengths, predicting opponent’s moves, and perfecting your timing when making a move. It’s a form of gaming art!

We wanted to know what the tournament was like from a player’s perspective, so we asked two of our players to share their impressions.

Marko Dragnić (P0Is0n):

“Was there a better reason to remove the spider web from the mouse and sweep the dust from the keyboard than playing a charity CS tournament once again after 15 years?

I didn’t believe I could feel that same energy when the clock strikes that it is time for a match.

Everything began with a nice goal in mind and ended up as a wonderful experience that shook up the nostalgia we all had been feeling for some time.

I would like to say thank you to all of my teammates for all of the amazing games and marathon matches we have played. It’s not easy to sit for 10 hours and play a match after a match.

The team’s energy was brought back to the past when we were kids madly in love with gaming.

Also, I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the winners and I hope that we will meet again in other tournaments of this kind. We’re counting the days until the rematch. :) “

Aleksa Plesković (Cool Pleska):

“When I saw the announcement regarding the tournament, “CS:GO” caught my attention and I knew this invitation referred to me.

I instantly invited my colleagues who could make up a team. We were all excited and we started planning the preparation for the tournament very seriously.

I can’t say that this journey was easy. This is why I would like to thank my team for joining me on this exciting journey, and for surviving it as well. :D

Although we didn’t win the first place, after 18 hours of playing, in 2 days, we started competing for the third place and, finally, we won it.

Honestly, I am very proud of my team, and all the support and audience we gained during this tournament. We promise to be even more prepared for our next tournament.

A big thank you to the organisers on their initiative and our company for giving us an opportunity to take part in this tournament.”

We are always happy to participate in various CSR events, besides the ones that we organise. However, this was definitely one of the events that struck a chord with our gamers.

As P0Is0n and Cool Pleska said above, we are already looking forward to the next tournament where we can measure our strengths against other teams!

When we all play together for a great cause, “There’s no stopping us”! ;-)

It’s been only three months since our most significant property investment. Now, we have more exciting news!

Our founders saw massive potential in the gaming industry, and we are excited to announce that we found perfect partners to step into the gaming ecosystem.

That partner is Thorium Games.

Thorium Games and Vega IT

For us, stepping into a new industry didn’t come as a surprise since business diversification is firmly embedded in our company culture. To find out more about this investment, we spoke to our colleague and CEO Saša Popović.

T: For starters, I must say, I am truly excited about this news! Can you tell us how you have made the decision to invest money into a local gaming company now?

Saša: “The research conducted by the organisation Startup Genome for the last two years shows that the gaming industry has a big value and even bigger potential in Serbia. We also had the opportunity to notice this trend while trying to stay up to date with all the news on our startup/gaming scene over the last couple of years.

Led by the results of this research, the organisation Digital Serbia Initiative managed to launch a few master studies at colleges across Serbia that would cover the topic of game development so we expect that, in our country, there will be more and more young experts in different fields that are important for the development of this industry in the upcoming years.

Saša Popović, CEO of Vega IT

On top of this, we have been investing in the development and the selling of software products aimed at B2B companies and we are aware of a great number of challenges which this business model carries - here I am mostly referring to the case when we have to sell those products to other countries across the world. On the other hand, when you are creating a video game, the launching of that game is more or less a big challenge for companies all over the world since they all use the same channels for promotion, the same publishers, etc.

This is why we believe that gaming represents a great opportunity to achieve business success, and therefore contribute to the prosperity of our country.

We don’t think it’s easy to succeed in the world of video games, but the above-mentioned gives us hope that it is possible to achieve this goal, much more easily then in B2B approach. This is why we will make an effort to prove this theory in practice as well.”

T: Can you tell us why Thorium Games, and not some other gaming studio?

Saša: “When we are thinking about investing into some company, we think about its leader (or a person who will become its leader), which means that we actually invest in those people and not into companies, machines or something else.

In this case, we were amazed with the attitude and the experience of Boban Blagojević, a man who will lead Thorium Games, as our partner and the CEO of that gaming company.“

T: Do you already have a plan regarding the activities of Thorium Games?

Saša: “Our plan is that Thorium Games works on the development of the games ordered by other companies as well as on the development of their own games which will be launched independently on the global market.

This includes the games from the domain Hyper Casual and iGaming, two areas which Thorium Games team has the most experience with. But we will keep following the trends in this industry and also think about other potential opportunities.”

This is not the first time we recognised a significant potential in a domestic company and its people.

We believe that this is just another step in empowering young entrepreneurs from the community to contribute to the prosperity of our industry and our country in general.

And, is this the only investment we will make this year? Stay tuned and find out. ;-)

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When reflecting on the time when we purchased our first business premises in 2012, our co-founders could only dream of buying an entire building.

We have gone a long way from our humble beginnings and kept increasing the number of our offices.

In 2015, we moved into a new building and occupied three floors turning them into our business offices. In 2018, we expanded our space once again by purchasing another floor. Additionally, we opened an office in the heart of Zrenjanin in 2016.

To support our growth plan, last week, we made our most significant investment so far.

The Building of Radnički Univerzitet in Novi Sad

New Vega IT investment

For the people of Novi Sad, the former building of “Novosadski otvoreni Univerzitet”, better known as “Radnički Univerzitet” has a deep meaning.

From the middle of the 1960s to April 2000, this building was a symbol of learning where citizens of different age groups could attend numerous courses and expand both their skills and knowledge through informal education.

Many generations took it to heart when the building caught fire in April 2000.

Now, 20 years after the devastating event, we are ready to revive this important building by making it our new Vega IT centre.

When talking about future plans, our co-founder Saša Popović said:

We will do the reconstruction of the building. We are planning to make not only the most beautiful building in Novi Sad, but in Serbia as well, allowing us to further invest in our business.

We are planning to turn this building into one of the city’s highlights making our colleagues and citizens proud. So, we will start the reconstruction of the whole building, but we will not demolish the current construction.

Why is this purchase meaningful to us?

We believe that the greatest progress of Vega IT is yet to happen, both in terms of growing the number of employees and increasing the revenue and the profit.

Over the years, we’ve been growing constantly (30% increase) and became the only company in Serbia to be in the Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) list in 2018.

To preserve the legacy of the building, we believe that we have to further strengthen our local IT community and promote entrepreneurship as a tool to help develop our country even more. We are proud to be able to lead positive changes even through the most challenging times.

With our strong ambition and dedication, we will strive to grow even more in the upcoming years.

Because, Vega IT is the place where learning continues.

Stay tuned to find out more about our plans.