The international association of software developers
Certification
Skill assessment by practicing engineers rather than algorithms. Online certificate on a 10-point scale.
Skill checkHonorary membership
The top grade, conferred for outstanding achievements as judged by the Admission Committee of recognized experts. The association now has 41 honorary members.
CriteriaCareer and networking
Peer recommendations, access to experts, and participation in the association’s events and competitions.
MembersWho is already in the association
Engineers, architects, and SREs. Filter by specialization to see who is here.
Upcoming events
Competitions, meetups, and association awards.
SmartSng Awards 2026
Annual SmartSng awards for notable contributions and achievements of the year in software development. Nominations, community voting and recognition of the best developers and projects of the year.
SmartSng Genesis Winter 2026
Winter online competition by the SmartSNG.Dev association: get your track's task, solve it in five days and pitch it to the jury. Solo or in a team, open worldwide, free.
What the association does
Tracks and activities for growth, recognition, and networking.
Certification
Objective skill assessment by a panel of 3+ experts. About one hour: technical interview plus background check.
Take a skill checkSmartSNG.Dev Award
Annual association award. The first ceremony is on June 20, 2026, online.
Award pageSmartSNG.Dev Genesis
The association competition across four tracks: engineering, product, data & AI, and entrepreneurship.
EventsPractices and Tech Radar
A living map of the technologies the association uses, tries, and watches. Maintained by practicing member engineers.
Open Tech RadarHonorary membership
The association’s top grade, conferred for outstanding achievements. Nomination, expert review, and conferral by the Admission Committee of recognized experts.
CriteriaLabor market research
A declared goal of the association is IT market analytics based on engineers’ real experience, not digests from HR portals and employers.
MissionWhat members say
First-hand experience: why they joined and what they gained.
I am just starting out as a project manager, and before the association I had no one to ask the honest questions: where to grow next, which employers will not burn you out in six months, what to look for in an offer. Here I actually have peers with real experience who answer straight, without slogans and without trying to sell me anything.
Before joining, I worked in isolation inside my company. Now I have a circle of peers from different industries to discuss architectural decisions with — no marketing noise involved.
Skill Check gave me an honest view of the gaps in my own expertise. A self-assessment tool that is not trying to sell you anything is a rarity these days.
The IT market through engineers' eyes
The association publishes analytics based on member surveys: compensation, stack, hiring practices, geography, and remote work. The source is real candidate experience, not HR portal digests or employer reports.
Association news
Admissions decisions, awards, publications.
Genesis Winter 2026: the competition moves to January 2027
The Genesis competition moves from September 2026 to January 2027 and is renamed Genesis Winter 2026. Applications are open right now and run until January 2, 2027; results are announced on January 12, 2027.
SmartSNG.Dev Award 2026: the dates are set
The SmartSNG.Dev Association has set the dates for the first SmartSNG.Dev Award season: submissions run July 10 – October 5, 2026, and the ceremony is on October 10, 2026.
The CIS IT Job Market: First Half of 2026
The **SmartSNG.Dev Association** has prepared a consolidated review of the CIS IT job market for late 2025 — H1 2026: an aggregation of open data from hh.ru, Habr Career, Djinni, Antal Kazakhstan and dev.by, complemented by our own community survey.
Association geography
Members live and work around the world: CIS, Europe, North America, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific region.
Map: Al MacDonald / Fritz Lekschas · CC BY-SA 3.0