Barkibu
Want to know how we work with Barkibu?
Barkibu is a Galician pet tech company passionate about animals, dedicated to improving animal quality of life and providing professional, first-hand veterinary information that is easily accessible.
In addition to its health portal with AI-powered veterinary assistance, Barkibu continuously launches new services, such as its innovative pet health insurance.
It’s a well-established startup that continuously innovates, validating new products and services in the market. Its tech stack was highly diverse.
That development pace required versatile developers, able to adapt to any technology and quickly make the most of it. People willing to rotate, experiment, and still uphold high quality standards.
Our relationship with Barkibu began years ago after a training course. In 2019, we started a professional collaboration that has grown stronger over time.
The Collaboration
We started by integrating two Lean Mind developers into one of Barkibu’s teams. Shortly after, we expanded to five, contributing to various projects—from mobile apps to APIs, web platforms, and a virtual assistant. The tech stack we worked with included Dart + Flutter, Ruby on Rails, Kotlin + Spring Boot, AngularDart, React, and Python.
Barkibu needed fast learners with a strong technical foundation—developers who weren’t attached to specific languages or code, eager to share, innovate, and drive the business forward. And of course, people who love animals.
Our role was to bring technical expertise to help Barkibu meet its goals on time, and to support English communication for their international projects.
Our main contribution lay in promoting development best practices and fostering a culture of continuous learning, teamwork, and remote collaboration.
Impact and Purpose
Working with Barkibu was especially motivating because their mission deeply aligned with ours: building a better future—focused, in their case, on animal care.
Contributing to a growing collective awareness of respect for other living beings was a cause that truly moved us. Barkibu also fosters personal and professional growth within its community, allowing us to grow together.
Our team culture and shared pursuit of continuous improvement became a mutual source of inspiration.
The 3 Magic Words
1. Mutual Support
Our early growth was closely tied to the trust Barkibu placed in Lean Mind during their initial stages. We were deeply grateful for that support and responded with commitment and dedication.
2. Purpose
We both work toward a better world, and that shared sense of purpose is what brought us together. It gave us the drive to reach meaningful goals as a united team.
3. Commitment
Our commitment was to always give our best—regardless of language, platform, or project type. Barkibu, in turn, consistently showed dedication to the partnership, even during uncertain times. That mutual trust allowed us to grow technically, personally, and organizationally.
