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We don't read CVs. We watch people work.

TyroStage is our recruitment method: spotting talent during our school training sessions, over weeks of real practice, rather than from a CV and a one-hour interview.

6TyroStage seasons
19Interns welcomed
2Partner schools
0Hires based on a diploma

The problem

A CV says what you have done. Not what you are worth.

In tech, a diploma certifies a path. It guarantees neither passion nor resilience against a problem that will not give in. And a one-hour interview says even less: it mostly judges how well someone talks about themselves.

We flipped the problem. Instead of reading CVs, we watch people work, for weeks, on real problems.

The ground

Training run like a real company.

Tyrolium's founder is also a trainer in development and system administration at higher-education schools. His courses are not theory: each class runs as a mini-company, with clients, responsibilities and a boss, the trainer.

Real products

Exercises are based on products we have built. Once the exercise is handed in, we show the version Tyrolium actually shipped.

Tight deadlines

Deadlines that are sometimes hard to meet, like in the field. Pressure is where you really see people.

A client to convince

At every project presentation, the trainer plays the client: demands, feedback, last-minute changes.

Weeks of observation

Where an interview lasts an hour, training shows everyone for weeks: code, deployment, debugging, teamwork.

The method

From class to contract, in five steps.

  1. 1

    Understand each goal

    From day one, the trainer asks everyone what they are aiming for. It helps tailor the teaching, and spot goals that align with Tyrolium's.

  2. 2

    Observe in real conditions

    Throughout the training: curiosity, logic, resilience, and how people treat others.

  3. 3

    Build a group

    After the course, 3 to 5 people from a class of 15 to 30 join the adventure, often a group of friends. The offer comes from us, or from a student bold enough to ask.

  4. 4

    A TyroStage season

    Each group becomes a season: several months of internship on the group's real projects, supervised by the founder, which let them complete their degree.

  5. 5

    Hire, or launch

    At the end, we usually keep one person, rarely two, depending on their further studies and appetite for a start-up. Others launch their own business, supported by Tyrolium.

What we look for

Hunger before skill level.

We are not looking for technical prodigies. Technique is something we know how to teach: we do it every season. What cannot be taught is everything else.

Hunger

The drive to learn, to understand, to go further than what is asked.

Resilience

Being able to spend eight hours straight on the same bug, without giving up.

Kindness

Helping others, respecting the team. Non-negotiable.

Passion

A genuine geek culture. Tech as a passion, not just a job.

A shared vision

Sharing our view of technology, and wanting a human-sized company rather than a large corporation.

Respect for our history

Understanding where Tyrolium comes from, and what Minecraft means to us.

The difference

CV and interview, or TyroStage.

CV and interviewTyroStage
Observation over several weeks
Skills seen in real situations
Behaviour under pressure
Teamwork observed
Open without a prestigious degree

The seasons

Six seasons, two schools.

S13 interns · Human Booster
S24 interns · Human Booster
S31 intern · Human Booster
S43 interns · Human Booster
S55 interns · Human Booster
S64 interns · IPSSI

19 interns in total: one person did two seasons, S3 then S5.

What came next

Where they are today.

Hiring is not the only outcome. Each season trains 3 to 5 people and lets them complete their degree, whether they stay with us or not.

Kevin · Season 2

Web and Minecraft developer at Tyrolium from 2023 to 2024. And, over the years, a friend.

Mathys · Season 6

Director of Rhodotales, TyroCiel's game. He founded his own studio, a TyroCiel partner.

Adèle · Season 5

Freelancer. We passed on everything we know, then supported her in launching her business.

Marilyne · Season 1

Went on to join a major digital consulting group, with a recommendation letter from Tyrolium.

In pictures

The seasons, at our offices and beyond.

Their voices

They tell it best.

Interns we hired, others who moved on, and even students we did not hire: they all share their experience.

Kevin Muziak
Kevin MuziakDeveloper at Tyrolium, 2023–2024
TyroStage S2 · Human Booster
“Together, even with little or no experience, we were able to build highly elaborate things that made sense.”
Full transcript (translated from French)

Hello, I'm here to talk about my past work with Maxime Tournier at Tyrolium. I was recruited for my internship at the company. Among other things, we built websites and worked on several internal projects, learning various technologies and ways of working. We discovered internal tools created by the company, by Maxime Tournier himself. Maxime showed patience and teaching skills, and above all shared all the little techniques he has picked up over his years of experience, in code and beyond. We managed to be productive with only a few months of web development behind us, sometimes alone, sometimes in small or medium groups. We saw that together, even with little or no experience, we could build highly elaborate things that made sense, and that truly rewarded us once our daily, weekly and monthly tasks were done. It was a wonderful experience that taught me a lot about myself and the job. Maxime is someone I'm glad I met, and who has a lot to teach and share with others.

Bastien Thiebaut
Bastien ThiebautDeveloper at Tyrolium, 2024–2025
TyroStage S5 · Human Booster
“Maxime was always available to help us. We were never left on our own.”
Full transcript (translated from French)

My name is Bastien Thiebaut, I'm 26, a web developer and a former Tyrolium intern. I met Maxime during my web developer training: he was simply one of my trainers. We clicked straight away. To complete my training, I needed to find a company internship; I asked Maxime if he was looking for an intern, and he was. That's how I joined Tyrolium, for four months. Working together was really enjoyable: always in a good mood, while staying genuinely professional. What made this experience so good was that Maxime was always available to help us. We were never left on our own. We mostly worked on Discord and, whenever we had a problem, we could reach him quickly and find a solution, whether it was a misunderstood instruction or a bug in the code. We worked on a fairly big project for beginner developers: Gamenium, an internal project. Even though it was his project and he already had lots of ideas, he stayed very open to debate and listened to our suggestions. He also cared about us getting our degree: he gave us a lot of time at the end of the internship, and I might not have been as well prepared for my final exam without him. Thanks to him. Maxime is above all passionate, and you can feel it when he explains things. He listens a lot, always takes opinions into account before deciding, and never counts his hours. I thank him for an experience that was both professional and deeply human.

Adèle Jausons
Adèle JausonsDeveloper at Tyrolium, 2024–2025, now a freelancer
TyroStage S5 · Human Booster
“I wasn't just handed small tasks to do on my own: I was involved in a project, and supported.”
Full transcript (translated from French)

Hi, I'm Adèle, a web developer, and I'm going to talk about my internship at Tyrolium. When I started, the goal was to move from theory to practice. I worked on three projects: a showcase website, a complex, ambitious but fascinating web application, and an internal Tyrolium tool. What I really liked was that I wasn't just handed small tasks to do on my own, the "do it and come back when you're done" kind. I was truly involved in a project and supported: given autonomy, with someone always there if needed. I mostly worked remotely, which could have made things harder, but Maxime was always there to answer questions. He's also very well organised with communication and tools, including client tools to show how a project is progressing. It was really convenient. I absolutely loved it: a structured, well-supported, organised internship. And yet there were quite a few of us interns, and Maxime handled everything on his own. Technically, I made huge progress: reading code, understanding it, changing it; I discovered new technologies and got much better at the ones I knew. I followed projects from A to Z, and took over existing ones. The atmosphere was really friendly. Maxime is approachable, kind, attentive, very professional, and he always wants to understand: the client, the problem, what's going on. I think that's essential in this job, and it's what makes Tyrolium worth it. I recommend it 100%, whether for an internship, a job, a website or anything else. Go for it with your eyes closed: I don't regret it one bit.

Maxence Emery
Maxence EmeryDeveloper and integrator, former trainee
Human BoosterNot hired
“If my presentation went well, it was largely thanks to him and how closely he listened.”
Full transcript (translated from French)

My name is Maxence Emery, I'm a WordPress integrator. In February 2025 I earned my web and mobile web developer diploma. I met Maxime Tournier during my studies: he was one of my teachers. I was immediately won over by his approach: always extremely available and professional, he shared his experience and helped us whenever he could. He was a huge help at the end of the year. I had to present my project file to a jury, and he let me do a kind of mock exam with him, with lots of advice and areas for improvement. I worked extremely hard for this diploma, but if my presentation went well, it was largely thanks to him and how closely he listened. I also had to deploy a website on a server, which was particularly tricky with the technologies we were required to use. Without Maxime guiding me, I'm not sure I could have done that deployment properly. He always came up with ideas. He's a teacher with great maturity despite his young age, and I'm very glad I had him.

Our rules

Teach first. Hire second.

Being both trainer and recruiter requires clear rules. Here they are, and we apply them at every course.

Transparency from day one

Students know from the start that this is how Tyrolium recruits its interns.

Independent grades

No one is graded by preference. Recruitment has no bearing on assessment.

No offers during the course

Offers always come after the course, and we decline any request during it.

Helping those we do not hire

Advice, mentoring, recommendations: the training benefits the whole class.

Win-win

Three winners.

The student

Hands-on training, an internship that completes their degree, and an open door for what comes next.

The school

A trainer from the field, and real opportunities for its students.

Tyrolium

Passionate talent who already know our standards and our culture.

The lessons

What we take away.

Watching beats questioning

Weeks of real work reveal more than a perfectly rehearsed interview.

Skills can be taught, hunger cannot

Hiring for motivation and training afterwards is our bet, and it works.

A close group learns faster

Welcoming people who already get along creates instant momentum.

Figures as of September 2026.

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