{"id":1667,"date":"2016-09-01T09:04:13","date_gmt":"2016-09-01T07:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.retarus.com\/blog\/en\/which-country-has-the-best-software-developers"},"modified":"2023-09-06T12:43:49","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T10:43:49","slug":"which-country-has-the-best-software-developers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.retarus.com\/blog\/en\/which-country-has-the-best-software-developers\/","title":{"rendered":"Which Country Has the Best Software Developers?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">In an intriguing study, HackerRank has analyzed its data to find out which countries have the best developers\u2014and the results may surprise you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">HackerRank is a platform that allows <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackerrank.com\/about-us\/\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">programmers to demonstrate their knowledge<\/span><\/a><span lang=\"EN-US\"> and advertise their talents to potential employers. It regularly publishes numerous coding challenges to be solved by developers (1.5 million of whom have already been ranked). So of course it\u2019s only natural to want to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.hackerrank.com\/which-country-would-win-in-the-programming-olympics\/\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">view the results in terms of geographical location<\/span><\/a><span lang=\"EN-US\"> also.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">You could argue against the validity of this approach. Nonetheless, it\u2019s interesting to note that, despite prominent programmer names such as Bill Gates, Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, and Donald Knuth, the USA by no means tops the list. In fact, it is ranked only 28th\u2014with even Germany scoring a little higher in 14th place \ud83d\ude09<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span lang=\"EN-US\">China and Russia lead the pack, with USA and India as \u201calso-rans\u201d<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">According to HackerRank\u2019s data, the best developers hail from China and Russia. Developers from \u201cthe Middle Kingdom\u201d outscore the rest when it comes to mathematics, functional programming, and data structures. Russians dominate in algorithms, the most popular and competitive discipline. While the United States and India have the most programmers on HackerRank, the subcontinent comes in 3 places behind the Americans in 31st place.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Europe makes a surprisingly strong showing in the top ten, with Poland and Switzerland in third and fourth place respectively, just behind the Chinese-Russian pack leaders. Hungary, France, the Czech Republic, and Italy are also among the top ten. The results are also interesting if you take a closer look at specialist disciplines. For example, the best Java developers come from Poland, the best Python developers from Hong Kong, and the best SQL developers are the Danes. Japan leads the way in artificial intelligence, while the study crowns Swiss developers the database experts. Finland knows its Ruby, Sri Lanka its distributed systems, and the Ukraine wins top prize in security.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span lang=\"EN-US\">Want to Work at Retarus?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">At Retarus, we are also always actively seeking new talent\u2014including skill-savvy developers. Have a look at <\/span><a><span lang=\"EN-US\">our open positions here<\/span><\/a><span lang=\"EN-US\">. We would also welcome <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.retarus.com\/career\/jobcenter\/?jobtitle=Speculative%20Application\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">your unsolicited application<\/span><\/a><span lang=\"EN-US\">, even if you don\u2019t see a job opening with the title you\u2019re looking for right now. We create solutions that inspire our customers. We are proud of our employees, most of whom have been with the company for over five years. As a Retarian, you can expect dedicated professional guidance, ongoing training, and the freedom in your job to get things done. We work in a relaxed, informal atmosphere but also in an international environment with real opportunities for advancement. 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