Meet Helis
These guys light up our entire forest with lasers and packs soooo much incredible NTA vibe! Here’s something they can tell about themselves.
So, what you are up to?
Helis is a 100-strong company building proprietary products for gaming and esports industries in Kaunas. We question the status quo of technologies, methodologies and industries one day at a time, and so we deliver successful projects to the forefront of the competition.
What is so crazy about your company?
HELIS in general is one big crazy place. Best description is taken from the lyrics of Gnarls Barkley:
“I remember when/I remember, I remember when I lost my mind/There was something so pleasant about that place”.
Yup, that literally happens when you start to work here.
We think that our vibe and company culture belong to little family values (even though we are not little anymore). Craziness starts from each team member and every person brings into our company culture something special that previously belonged to them — but from now belongs to all of us. Care, support and healthy work environment — that’s the thing we try to achieve every day.
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And yes, we work hard (and maybe it can sound cliché) but we party harder. It’s crazy when you think that HELIS is not only cool place to work, but also a place to find lifetime friends. You cannot describe it until you start your journey here.
What is your greatest hacking experience in last year? Go nuts here ;)
Oh dear, just where do we start…?
From a DIY smart toilet to a methodology that allows to safely deploy on Fridays.
From a virtual server farm in one laptop to a full scope project built and launched in three days.
From withstanding a horde of gamers to governing a kingdom of distributed systems.
Let alone the business development hacks we do one day at a time…
It’s quite common for our teams to react to sudden challenges by building impromptu hacks and workarounds nearly in real time — sometimes at nights or during weekends. Not that we’re forced to — we’re simply passionate about what and how we do.
What is it about NTA camp that drives you to be our sponsor?
Some of our colleagues discovered and took part in NTA back in 2013 and continued to participate every year. They loved the idea where one’s content contribution works as a ‘ticket’. Though not unique on the global scale, this approach is something we expect from the Lithuanian IT ecosystem: it embodies proactiveness, enthusiasm, knowledge sharing and a ‘can do attitude’.
We understand that though priceless, content contributions can’t fully cover the organizational part of NTA. However, as a company that salutes and celebrates proactiveness and knowledge sharing, we would be more than happy to support the organizational side of the event so people in the know can concentrate on what they love. At the same time, our colleagues will also ‘buy’ their tickets in the form of speeches and workshops — this is what NTA is all about!
Finally, we partnered NTA last year and we loved in on many different levels.
What kind of vibe you are bringing to the camp this year?
Shouldn’t it be surprise? Last year we had laser tag in ze forest — and everyone loved it! This year we are going to bring some joy beyond our slogan — CHANGING THE RULES OF THE GAME. So, expect less — hope for the best! :D
