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The BBC is reporting that a Russian software company has invited a seven-year-old coding prodigy to join its management team, as soon as he’s old enough to take up paid employment.
Sergey from the Russian city of St Petersburg has built a name for himself, uploading videos that explain how to write software since he was five.
On the strength of those videos, the information security firm Pro32 sent him a written job offer, for the post of head of corporate training.
Under Russian law, Sergey would not be able to take up any paid role until he is 14.
But Pro32’s chief executive Igor Mandik told the BBC World Service he had spoken to Sergey’s parents about finding ways to collaborate in the meantime.
Mr Mandik said his father, Kirill, was surprised and said that they were really happy and looking forward to when Sergey would be able to join the company.
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