X-Outpost: Tenerife

The X-Outposts are an integral part of our community. Organized a few times a year, they are opportunities for X-Teamers to meet in a beautiful location so they can get to know each other, work together, and create memorable adventures. In June 2024, thirty X-Teamers traveled to the island of Tenerife. This is how Diego Seghezzo, one of our long-standing Full-Stack Engineers, experienced it.

Recently I had the opportunity to show my homeland, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, to thirty remarkable X-Teamers. I couldn't have been more honored, because there's nothing warmer than inviting friends into your home.

Tenerife is known for its seven micro-climates, its beautiful beaches, and the Teide volcano, the highest peak of Spain. During this X-Outpost, we became familiar with all that and much more.

Hiring exceptional developers is X-Team's core competency. That extends much beyond hiring developers who are good technically. It's crucial that every X-Teamer is a wonderful human being who fits into our community and those of our clients. And that wonderfulness was on display at this X-Outpost.

The main goal of every X-Outpost is to give X-Teamers the opportunity to get to know each other. Because our community is distributed across more than sixty countries, being able to meet and work together in one physical place creates really strong relationships that are then easily maintained online.

One of the ways we make it easier for X-Teamers to get to know each other is through the X-Change, where every X-Teamer buys a present that represents their culture and gifts it to another X-Teamer. It's a great way to break the ice.

During this X-Outpost, we hiked the Teide (obligatory), played escape rooms, and had a thrilling boat ride with dolphins. We also watched the wildlife at Loro Park, sunbathed on Tenerife's many beaches, and had an epic day at Siam Park, voted the best water park in the world seven times (and for good reason).

It's always a sad moment when an X-Outpost comes to an end. But such is life. After a fabulous week in the sunshine, end it did. At least we have this postcard to remind ourselves of how great a time it was. Until the next X-Outpost!