Shine was founded in 1997 by Software Developers for Software Developers, and has since grown to include UX/Designers and DevOps Engineers.
We don't have fancy "mission" and "vision" statements. Shine exists to create a culture and environment for people who are passionate about technology to deliver excellence in software and business outcomes for our clients.
Shine has a deeply technical culture. We love learning and sharing our experiences with each other, our clients and software communities. We provide time and incentives for our people to share via our blog, regular forums in our office, usually accompanied by pizza and beer, as well as presenting at meet-ups and conferences.
That's why you find Shiners featured in videos with Google, forums and case studies with Amazon and tweets from technology innovators. Our Technical Excellence Leadership (TEL) group ensures that we are early adopters and history-makers in applying new technologies to help our clients improve their businesses.
Don't just take our word for it though, here are some insights directly from our team members, gathered during the 2015 Aon Hewitt Engagement Survey. Shine scored 75% engagement in this survey, described by Aon Hewitt as "the best first-year survey result [they've] ever seen".
"Senior leadership treats employees as this organisation's most valued asset" - 87%
"My colleagues work together to achieve our goals" - 98%
"We have a work environment that is open and accepts individual differences" - 91%
"I am proud to be part of this organisation" - 84%
"The balance between my work and personal commitments is right for me" - 82%
In the words of Graham Polley, one of our senior team members "I love working at Shine for the passionate people who I can have a beer with, having a boss who understands what I do, technically, and stretches me by providing learning opportunities, and the Technical Excellence Leadership group"