Cat Nguyen shares her experience as a Junior Backend Engineer at Dwarves, highlighting the supportive team culture and how asking for help accelerated her growth

Cat Nguyen

#22 Cat Nguyen on team support

The concept of the adjacent possible originates from Stuart Kauffman and his work on biological evolution.

The adjacent possible

Learn how to adjust your team when the market shifts. This guide helps you assess competency, pivot goals, and keep your consulting service competitive.

Business correction

This guide covers how we build our talent pool, especially when market shifts demand new skills. We focus on finding passionate people through different hiring paths and why talent recognition matters.

Grow our talent pool

Growth is our universal language

Discover how the Dwarves community fosters a culture of continuous learning and knowledge sharing. With a monthly reward pool of up to 2500 ICY, contributors are recognized for sharing valuable insights, especially in areas like AI/LLM, Golang, and more. Get involved and grow with us.

Record and reward sharing at Dwarves

Since most Dwarves Foundation employees work in Saigon, this section is written with that as the default. Some benefits don't make sense in other countries. We will try our best to provide comparable benefits and perks as it makes sense, though...

Benefits & perks

The Dwarves HQ is in Saigon, Vietnam. Fifty-ish people and two cats have desk space in the Saigon office, but those people also work from home regularly. We expand the office space when the old one is full and people want the new office. Anyone is welcome to visit Saigon and work from the office at any time.

Where we work

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Run an effective performance review

Team copilots is a suite of AI assistants designed to enhance team collaboration and productivity. These copilots, built using Dify and custom implementations, help teams manage tasks, facilitate communication, and improve overall efficiency. This approach represents a shift towards AI-assisted team management, enhancing team performance and project success rates.

Team copilots

Hey, it’s Han and Nikki in your inbox again. On behalf of the entire Dwarves team, happy 2022!

It's a wrap: 2021 in review

Hey, it’s Han and Nikki in your inbox again.

The future is blockchain and data

We like the idea of labeling teams by what they deliver. Hence, the next chapter of Dwarves will be based on five angles.

The next leading chairs

Here's another update from Dwarves for you. We are excited to share the real journey of growth and transformation since AI and LLM have been on our radar for quite a long time.

The stage of AI and LLM at Dwarves

There’s something special about bringing people together. Even as a remote team, we connect through shared interests and activities. "This summer, Where Are You Working From?" campaign sparked a wave of fun and connection across the team. Come along as we share the stories of our team members.

#12 Summer moments

Weekly digest #12: Summer moments - Our team's remote work adventures

Welcome to this week's edition of our roundup, where we highlight the moments that make us more than just lines of code. This week, we're jet-setting around the world with our team's summer adventures, introducing new memo features, cheering for a beloved teammate's new chapter in the US, and celebrating new born. From beachside workspaces to anime figurine collections, we've got it all.

#13 More than lines of code

Weekly digest #13: More than lines of code

Discover how Dwarves embraces hybrid working, blending flexibility with in-person connections. Learn how our office space fosters productivity, learning, and real collaboration, even if it’s just for a day or two a week.

#14 Hybrid work harmony

Weekly digest #14: Embracing hybrid work - the best of both worlds

Tết break came to an end, and the Dwarves team reunited to share stories, reconnect, and kick off the Year of the Snake in style. We brought it all back to Discord, along with a little SOL & ICY drop to start the year right.

#15 New year gathering

Weekly digest #15: New year gathering: Sharing Tết, starting strong

Web Team relaunch, LLM in Production, Community Bounties, and other company highlights for May 2023.

#154 - May's Updates

2018 notable hightlights and achievements

2018 in review

2019 in review

Each month, we release a recap noting all the significant changes with our company and our team. July 2021 we will move toward blockchain industry and prepare for performance review in August.

What's new in July 2021

It's been a long journey, but we've finally made it to 2022 and what a year it's been for our team of Dwarves. Countless hours of hard work and it's all paid off with our big wins of the year. Honored for all and huge congratulations for our Dwarves of 2022.

Dwarves of the year 2022

Successfully went through 2022, a year that we might say -  a new record team reached highest growth record, kickstarted community engagement, home, compliance training & individual development are speeding up, and a whole new place to call Dwarves.

2022 in review

Having a blast company trip after 2 years of COVID, it didn’t happen in a common way. We planned our trip differently than others and designed apps for everyone to play as a way to bond as company outside physical activities.

Summit 2022: Engineering a good time

Closing another milestone with 2024, it has been a year of building and rebuilding ,  strengthening what works, fixing what doesn't, and uncovering new paths along the way. Every milestone reached this year carries the marks of teamwork and persistence.

2024 in review

The past six months have been packed with many improvements to our Discord server from new standards and automation to engaging activities and rewards. Take a moment to reflect on our journey so far, and let's get excited about what we'll accomplish together before the year ends.

State of dwarves: 2024 semi-annual review

Our first international summit took us to Penang, where remote connections turned into real-world chemistry. No rigid schedules or forced activities - just authentic moments of teams choosing their own adventures, from heritage streets to beach sunsets. See how giving people space to connect creates something truly special.

Summit 2024: Building bonds our way

Welcome back to the #4 weekly digest after a long holiday. Those Discord channels are still buzzing with active messages. Without further ado, let’s see what I’ve got to share.

#4 Finding your authentic tribe

Weekly digest #4: Finding your authentic tribe

Happy Monday, I’m here again, bringing you a lot of updates. There are big and small things brewing at Dwarves network. As we keep on crafting a better community day by day with you.

#5 Endure the hardship, delay the gratification

Weekly digest #5: endure the hardship, delay the gratification

Hi, it’s @innno again. Summer is almost here. But don't worry, this update is all about making your day more comfortable. Now, onto this week’s updates.

#6 Come for the conversation, stay for the culture

Weekly digest #6: Come for the conversation, stay for the culture

The sun peeks over the horizon, Saturday vibes and good news – the perfect combo. We're about to spice up your weekend with a recap of all the awesome things we whipped up this week.

#7 A journey through time

Weekly digest #7: A journey through time

Here's to hoping for a brighter and better month on this last day of May. We’re in the heat of a community offline meet-up today, gathering to discuss the month’s progress. Everyone's a bit busy arranging their travel to Saigon, a wild place we all call home. So, let’s dive into what we’ve been up to.

#8 Then came the last days of May

Weekly digest #8: Then came the last days of May

How quickly the first half of the year speeds up before it slows down. It’s really the second half of 2024 already. Time flies when you're having a blast. Get ready to rewind and relive some of the awesome highlights from the last week, get pumped for the epic things we'll do together before this year is over.

#9 A little more speed for summer

Weekly digest #9: A little more speed for summer

2022 matched us with the 80th Dwarves. A notable highlight, and we're ready to have more. It's not easy to find people that has the same value. It takes true & solid seeks.

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