Want to join the world's most exclusive all-female developer team?

By Milena Veselinovic, for CNN

Updated 1227 GMT (2027 HKT) March 24, 2016

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Andela is a company that scouts for smart Africans with a talent for tech, trains them and places them to work for international companies like Microsoft, while still based in Africa. The company is currently accepting applications for its first all-female developer team in Nairobi, Kenya.
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Andela is a company that scouts for smart Africans with a talent for tech, trains them and places them to work for international companies like Microsoft, while still based in Africa. The company is currently accepting applications for its first all-female developer team in Nairobi, Kenya.
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"Our female software developers are moving through the technical leadership training at the same rate and have equal or better client satisfaction in comparison to their male counterparts once placed with international companies," says Andela co-founder Christina Sass.
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"Our female software developers are moving through the technical leadership training at the same rate and have equal or better client satisfaction in comparison to their male counterparts once placed with international companies," says Andela co-founder Christina Sass.
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Applicants have to go through several stages of a grueling selection process, which admits only 0.7% of those who apply.
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Applicants have to go through several stages of a grueling selection process, which admits only 0.7% of those who apply.
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The final stage is a two-week bootcamp, where aspiring developers are taught how to build web applications and are assessed on the speed at which they learn as well as their soft skills.
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The final stage is a two-week bootcamp, where aspiring developers are taught how to build web applications and are assessed on the speed at which they learn as well as their soft skills.
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