We just crossed 4,000 backend engineers in the backend community π
To celebrate, we are doing a β¦350,000 giveaway.
Prize split:
- β¦150k
- β¦100k
- β¦50k
- β¦25k
- β¦15k
- β¦10k
This is sponsored by:
- Myself
- @_deven96 , creator of Ahnlich, an in-memory vector database for semantic search: https://t.co/BSU4IJxFYD
- @_289volts, who is giving free credits for on https://t.co/bFBE5AXX5k, a platform that accelerates your job search success rate at the speed of light
But this is not just a giveaway.
I am also using this to start building better engineering statistics, hiring insights, and a stronger talent pipeline for Nigerian/African software engineers.
To enter:
1. Follow me (important)
2. Repost this
3. Fill the engineer profile form: https://t.co/rtwPW41Vl1
The form helps with:
- engineering statistics
- hiring opportunities
- salary and stack insights
- better visibility for engineers in the community
Winners will be announced on 12th June 2026.
this week on the_anchor_founder
we'd be going over Alpenglow @solana_devs π more like @solanaturbine is making me do it else @inspiration_gx ain't gonna graduate the cohort,
well you know what they say,
never say never on solana
12:30 WAT ππͺ
something we keep seeing?
our grads don't just finish programs and leave
they stick around
they lead
they give back to the ecosystem
In fact, most of our team today were students with us first and many more are now leading across the @solana ecosystem
@inspiration_gx is one of them
He joined us, went through builders β accelerated builders. teamed up and shipped Mojo, a gaming SDK on solana
-> started the_anchor_founder podcast to document his builder journey
-> executing developer activities at @SuperteamNG, simplifying things for the next wave of builders
that's the cycle we believe in πͺ
learn, build, ship, then turn around and lift others π
moments like this? This is why we do what we do
hear it from him as he shares his #Turbin3 journey π
Built a full escrow protocol on Solana using Anchor.
Implemented:
β’ PDA-based state (program-controlled, deterministic)
β’ SOL custody via CPI to System Program
β’ PDA signing (no private keys, program moves funds)
we're up for another Fireside chat.
what's changed?
what's new?
what's the Plan?
Is Silver and Gold still worth it?
Find out today 15:00 WAT on our AMA with @CyreneAI