Season 4Episode 187

Turning Projects into Paid Dev Gigs with Contribo feat. Founder Aleksa Stojanović

September 24, 2025

34m

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About This Episode

In this episode of DevNTell, Narb welcomes Aleksa Stojanović, the founder of Contribo. Contribo is a platform designed to help organizations convert projects into paid gigs while allowing developers to prove their skills through building rather than just resumes. Aleksa shares his background in software engineering and his journey into the Web3 space, which eventually led him to create Contribo to solve the inefficiencies in the current tech hiring process. The episode features a live demo of the platform, showing how founders can create modularized tasks with specific milestones and rewards, and how developers can easily apply and track their progress.

Key Takeaways

Contribo aims to democratize opportunities for developers by allowing them to prove their worth through actual project contributions.

The current tech hiring process is often a 'stalemate' where both candidates and companies are over-relying on AI, leading to a loss of human connection and skill validation.

Modularization of work is a core feature of Contribo, breaking down complex projects into manageable tasks with clear milestones and automated payments.

Reputation and consistency are key metrics Contribo plans to leverage through gamification and badges to help developers transition into full-time roles.