Insights
Behind the Code with Patrik Weiskircher
Explore the human side of engineering at PSPDFKit with insights from Patrik Weiskircher, Core team lead, on leadership, coding, and creating impactful software.
Part I — The Rise of Generative AI on Mobile Devices
The emergence of generative AI on mobile devices and what AI could bring.
Introducing the Awesome PSPDFKit GitHub Repo
Introducing Awesome PSPDFKit, a collection of awesome things regarding the PSPDFKit ecosystem.
Apple Announces Apple Intelligence and Its Partnership with OpenAI — Jonathan’s Take
The PSPDFKit CEO’s take on Apple's AI strategy at WWDC 2024: a focus on privacy and personal context, leveraging on-device models, and partnering with OpenAI to enhance user experience while safeguarding data.
Bonding in Budapest: A Celebration of Our Collective Journey
A look back at our recent retreat in Hungary and the balance of work and fun with colleagues.
Construction Software: Add Form-Filling Features for a Digital Revolution
How adding digital form-filling features to construction software can save time, streamline processes, and increase accuracy.
The Evolution of the Document: Fusing the Old with the New
PSPDFKit CEO Jonathan Rhyne shares his take on the evolution of documents.
The Disappearing Act of File Types: A Shift in Digital Expectations
PSPDFKit CEO Jonathan Rhyne shares his insight into the future of document file types.
PDF SDK: Build vs. Buy
Learn the pros and cons of building vs. buying a PDF SDK. Understand the cost, time, and resource implications to make the best decision for your project.
Sonus Vox
A comparison of different microphone categories.
Unleashing the Beta Beast: Introducing the Mind-Reading Q&A Tool
An OpenAI-based Q&A tool that answers your questions about PSPDFKit.
The Six Best Javascript PDF Viewers
Learn how to evaluate and select the best PDF JavaScript viewer for your use case.
Navigating Remote Onboarding: A Software Developer's Perspective
An in-depth look at onboarding as a software developer, including tips and tricks to make it easier.
How a Tech Writer Tried to Build a Chatbot with OpenAI and Lived to Tell the Tale
My week with OpenAI, or how I learned to stop worrying and love ChatGPT
My Second PSPDFKit Retreat: From a Bootstrapped Startup, to a Company of 100+
A recap of our most recent retreat and a comparison to my first PSPDFKit retreat.
Leveling Up My Manager Skills
An overview of my journey to becoming a better manager.
Productivity Tips When Switching from a PC to a Mac
Improving productivity when switching from a PC to a Mac.
The Case for Ad Hoc Engineer 1:1s with Newcomers
Or, the unspoken challenges of onboarding engineers in 2020 and beyond.
While We Work: How We Stay Productive
Some people at PSPDFKit share their tips for being productive.
How We Forge Togetherness
As a remote-first company, we fully understand that to work well together, we have to create connections and understand each other.
Where We Work
A blog post showing a glimpse of where our people work.
Our Journey toward Using More Inclusive Language at PSPDFKit
A blog post about why and how we are trying to use more inclusive language.
Sponsoring CocoaPods
PSPDFKit is sponsoring the costs of hosting the CocoaPods CND.
Useful Mac Apps for Remote Workers
Reduce the friction of working remotely!
Communication Is Key in a Remote World
Working remotely does not mean working in isolation! Maintaining effective communication means increased productivity and happier teammates.
9 Tips to Help You Work Effectively from Home
This article describes some strategies first-time remote workers should follow to get the most out of working from home. This is part two of four of our remote work series.
Remote Work: How to Overcome Common Struggles of Working from Home
This article describes some struggles first-time remote workers may face and provides some strategies to help overcome them. This is part one of four of our remote work series.
Becoming a Better Engineer by Doing Support
How being on support duty helps me improve as an engineer, and why I think everyone should try it.
From Zero to Hero: How I Got a Full-Time Job in Tech
A political scientist turned web engineer describes her journey of transformation. She also reveals a few aspects that can make or break an internship in tech (and in general).
How We Work at PSPDFKit
A post about how we work at PSPDFKit.
Remote Work: What I've Learned from a Decade as a Remote Software Engineer
Sharing a few tips and things I've learned from my 10 years working as a remote software engineer.
How PSPDFKit Succeeds at Being a Remote Company
How a culture of trust, flexibility, discipline, and camaraderie helps us succeed.
My First PSPDFKit Retreat
A freelancer is invited to her first PSPDFKit retreat. In this blog post, she shares her experience.
Eight Hours: Sleep
Can't concentrate during the day? Sleep may be the key to ensuring you do.
Eight Hours: Recreation
Focus on making the most of life outside your work in an effort to improve your working life.
Eight Hours: Work
Do we spend our working hours efficiently, or can we optimize the way we work?
A Modern Approach to Work: Pursuing Mindfulness, Purpose, and Efficiency
Your work life extends beyond the eight hours a day you spend working. This series explores the division of time over 24 hours and how the way we spend that time can affect our workday and vice versa.
Music for Concentration
We cover how music can help you get in that all-important and elusive state of flow.
Effective Remote Communication
Communication is hard — especially for remote companies. Here's how we organize communication at PSPDFKit.
Swift by Sundell Podcast with Peter Steinberger
On July 19, our CEO, Peter Steinberger, was interviewed by John Sundell on his Swift by Sundell podcast.
How to Use Slack and Not Go Bananas
Slack is both amazing and awful. At a time when many companies quit Slack, we refined our processes to make it work well for us.
4 Steps to a Successful Company Retreat
Women in Software Development? YES PLEASE!
We celebrate International Women's Day at PSPDFKit!
Useful Tools to Share & Organize Work Between Developers and Designers
The software and services PSPDFKit uses for design work
What Cultural Diversity Means to Us
Our execution of cultural diversity
Making the Most of Remote Work
At PSPDFKit, we strive to hire the best people for the job, regardless of where they are in the world. Here, I want to share how I’ve been making the most of remote work.
Hiring a distributed team
Who you hire can have a dramatic effect on your team’s culture, company’s productivity and, overall, is the most influential factor in determining the success or failure of a company. Over the past six years at PSPDFKit, we’ve slowly learned what’s important, what works, and what doesn’t work, at least for us.
