Author: Elisha

A role that began remotely in Brazil became a new chapter in British Columbia for Heitor Magnani and his family. Heitor Magnani’s cybersecurity career in Canada began with a remote contract, not an immediate move abroad. After around three months working remotely for a Canadian cybersecurity company, he received an offer to join as a…

A move to Winnipeg fulfilled a long-held dream. Returning to Brazil opened a different chapter in the same international career. Andre Pereira’s international software developer career did not end when he returned to Brazil. After receiving an offer from a company in Winnipeg and moving to Canada, he later needed to return home for family…

A career change, an international journey, and a fresh start after a layoff: Romulo Collopy shares what helped him find his next opportunity. Finding a tech job in Canada became a different challenge for Romulo Collopy after he lost the role that had brought him there. He was already an experienced developer with an international…

After a decade of planning his family’s move from Brazil, Gustavo found that building a career in Canada meant continuing to prepare, adapt, and look for the right opportunity. Gustavo Corrochano’s path to a Release Manager role in Canada did not begin with a single job application. It grew out of years of planning, a…

A New Country, Not a New Job: Daniel’s Move to Canada Through VanHack’s Canadian Engineering Office, Daniel moved to London, Ontario, while continuing to work remotely for a U.S. company. The change was about more than location: it was about language, community, and a daily rhythm that suited him. In Portugal, Daniel Onoriukpe sometimes worked…

José’s Return to Canada: Rebuilding Stability After an Unexpected Setback After an employer acquisition disrupted his immigration plans, José found a way forward through VanHack’s Canadian Engineering Office. His story is about uncertainty, persistence and the relief of coming home. For José Cervan, the hardest part was not deciding whether he wanted a life in…

For months, Brazilian software engineer Caio Alcantara felt as though the life he had built in Canada might disappear. Then a new work-permit path gave him something just as important as legal status: time to recover his confidence, rethink his future, and take the next step in his Canadian career. In this conversation with VanHack…

Víctor Samayoa had wanted to live in Canada since studying in Calgary as a university student. Years later, the right opportunity arrived: a way to move from Mexico with his family while continuing to work with his existing US employer. In this conversation with VanHack CEO Ilya Brotzky, Victor explains how long-term preparation, employer alignment,…

Can Working in Canada Bring You Closer to Permanent Residence? For many software engineers around the world, moving to Canada isn’t just about changing jobs; it’s about building a long-term future. Canada offers a high quality of life, a thriving technology ecosystem, and immigration pathways designed to attract skilled professionals. Naturally, one of the most…

The Gap CEOs Are Seeing Companies are spending real money on AI developer tools. GitHub Copilot licenses, Cursor subscriptions, Claude Code access, internal tooling budgets. And yet, in engineering standups and sprint reviews, the workflow looks almost identical to 2021. Most developers are using AI the way they used Stack Overflow: paste a question, grab…

This week, we launched something I’m really excited about: our Slack integration for Vanna, VanHack’s Tech Recruiting Agent. On paper, it sounds simple. Bring recruiting intelligence into Slack. Let the team get updates, discuss candidates, and act faster without jumping between tools. But the impact was immediate. One of the first big wins was helping…