Leobit Named the Best IT Employer of the Year in Ukraine

Lviv, Ukraine, March 2026 – Leobit, a .NET, AI, and web application development company, is proud to announce it has been recognized as the Best IT Employer of the Year in the 200–800 employees category in the 2025 IT Employer Rankings by DOU.ua, the largest community of developers in Ukraine. This recognition reflects Leobit’s long-term focus on people, strong company culture, and a mature, transparent working environment.

The DOU IT Employer Ranking is one of Ukraine’s most comprehensive and trusted evaluations of IT companies on multiple dimensions of employment quality and workplace experience. Conducted annually since 2010, the survey is based on feedback from IT professionals who currently work at participating companies. In 2025, more than 13,000 specialists evaluated 683 IT companies across 19 criteria grouped into 6 key areas: compensation, working conditions, career development, project quality, corporate culture, and social responsibility.

Leobit received the maximum score of 100 points in all six evaluation categories, ranking first in its employee-size segment. The company has been participating in the DOU ranking for many years in a row and has previously already been named the Best IT Employer and consistently remains among the top employers in Lviv and across Ukraine.

Being named the Best IT Employer in 2025 is, first and foremost, a recognition from Leobit’s own people. It demonstrates their strong engagement and trust in our company, as well as Leobit’s commitment to supporting employee growth and well-being.

Leobit takes a structured approach to employee development through building clear career paths and mature performance processes that support long-term growth. The company runs training initiatives, knowledge-sharing sessions, and mentorship programs that help our specialists strengthen their expertise and grow within the organization.

Many Leobit employees have been with the company since its early days, growing together with the organization. In 2025, 39% of employees were promoted, which proves Leobit’s strong focus on internal growth and long-term career development.

Beyond that, Leobit also supports external professional development by covering certification costs and enabling employees to attend conferences, courses, and industry events. Leobit also actively encourages employees to validate their expertise through internationally recognized programs and covers the cost of professional certifications. As a result, 39% of Leobit’s technical specialists hold professional certifications in programming languages, AWS and Azure cloud, AI, ISTQB, and Scrum Master (CSM, PSM).

Continuous skill development directly strengthens Leobit’s delivery capabilities. By steadily increasing the number of certified employees and applying modern Azure, AI, and cloud-native technologies to customer projects, Leobit expanded its Microsoft partnership to become a Microsoft Solutions Partner for Data & AI within the Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program.

Leobit also enhances its quality assurance expertise through participation in international programs and conferences. As of today, 57% of our QA specialists have International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB®) certifications. Thanks to the growing number of ISTQB-certified specialists and a mature internal QA competency framework, Leobit reached Platinum Status in the ISTQB Partner Program.

In their reviews on the DOU.ua platform, the company employees also note the opportunity to work with modern technologies and continuously enhance and broaden their expertise. Innovation at Leobit is driven by a dedicated R&D office that expands technical expertise and explores emerging technologies. The R&D team works on validating new ideas, developing proof-of-concept solutions, and testing advanced approaches that can later be implemented in customer projects.

Among the key R&D initiatives are AI-driven solutions, including the development of Leobit’s own large language model (LLM) for corporate use. The team created AI agents tailored to sales, marketing, and HR functions. These achievements in the AI field delivered substantial business value to Leobit and were recognized by the Global Tech Awards in the Artificial Intelligence category.

Alongside it, Leobit’s SDO office further supports engineering excellence by defining development standards, refining methodologies, and mentoring project and technical leaders across teams. The SDO continuously improves delivery frameworks, promotes knowledge sharing, and ensures consistent quality across all projects. This structured approach supports both professional growth within teams and reliable outcomes for clients.

Leobit builds its employee experience on clear, mature, and scalable management and delivery processes that support both team efficiency and client success. The company has its own Center of Excellence, an internal expertise hub focused on establishing standards, strengthening delivery governance, and improving cross-project performance. The Center drives operational consistency and delivery predictability by institutionalizing best practices to better align business objectives with execution.

This operational maturity directly translates into measurable client satisfaction. As a result, we have a high average NPS score of 9.43/10 and 4,9/5 on Clutch. These scores reflect strong project execution and long-term client relationships. Thanks to our operational maturity and unwavering focus on customer success, Leobit was honored with a Silver Stevie® Award in the Customer Service Department of the Year category for the second consecutive year in 2025.

Beyond building an exceptional workplace, Leobit actively contributes to the IT ecosystem through education, knowledge sharing, and community engagement. The company actively contributes to the development of the IT ecosystem by collaborating with universities, supporting educational initiatives, and engaging students through internships and early-career programs. By mentoring young professionals and helping them transition into real-world engineering environments, Leobit strengthens the future talent pipeline of the industry.

Leobit’s team combines experienced architects with top graduates from leading technical universities, many of whom hold PhD degrees. Some of our employees also contribute to university-level education as guest lecturers and actively support the development of the broader IT community.

Leobit is equally committed to building an inclusive and balanced leadership culture. The company focuses on equal opportunities and fair career growth. Within Leobit’s management team, women hold 43% of leadership roles, while men represent 57%. These numbers reflect a balanced and merit-based approach to leadership development.

Social responsibility is another important pillar of Leobit’s culture and one that employees highly value. Since early 2022, Leobit has donated over $668,787 to diverse charitable causes. In 2025 alone, the company contributed $154,491 to various initiatives, including the support of key projects of the Come Back Alive Foundation, the Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organization, children from the “Dobre Sertse” orphanage, and local animal shelters.

Leobit remains dedicated to strengthening internal expertise and nurturing long-term relationships with clients and employees. Transparency, mutual respect, and shared growth continue to serve as the foundation of Leobit’s culture and long-term success.

About Leobit
Leobit is a .NET, AI, and web application development provider for technology companies and startups in the US and the EU. Our technology focus covers .NET, Angular, iOS, Android, Azure, .NET MAUI, Blazor, Flutter, Ruby, PHP, React, and a comprehensive range of other technologies from Microsoft, web, and mobile stacks. Leobit has a representative office in Austin, TX (USA) and development centers in Lviv (Ukraine), London (UK), Tallinn (Estonia), and Krakow (Poland).

About the DOU IT Employer Ranking
Published annually by DOU.ua, the IT Employer Ranking reflects the perspectives of IT professionals working across Ukraine. It serves as a trusted benchmark for evaluating companies on multiple dimensions of employment quality and workplace experience.