Fast forward a couple of weeks…
And I find myself on my way to the office on a Sunday morning, with a somewhat nervous stomach. But once I stepped in the doorway, that tense feeling quickly dissipated and I felt a sense of ease. Not only did I get the chance to go and get to know the place a few times during the interviews, but people also welcomed me with a warm smile that very quickly sparked a certain sense of belonging. On my first day I may not have done much work-wise, but the next few days made up for it, and within a few days I already found myself in charge of my very first project.
The project, on which I worked on my own, was about programming the firmware of a board for a large and well-known company (which for understandable reasons I will not be able to disclose!), which will be used for hardware testing at their production line.
At first it was really like being thrown into cold water.
As much as I had learned at the bootcamp and in open source projects, there were still a lot of things I had to learn from scratch, whether it be concepts from the world of electronics and electricity (I2C, UART…) or rather working methodologies for real production software.
Today, when I am already deep into other projects and after a lot of self-study and hours spent on Google, fog is dissipating – much of what was initially like Chinese to me has cleared up and is becoming more and more familiar. The list of things left for me to learn is still very long, but I plan to tear through it as quickly as possible!
It has only been a few weeks, but I'm even more excited to see how things progress now than before my first day. I mean, I get to hang out most of my day with smart folks, and learn new stuff while contributing to exciting and challenging projects. How awesome. 😄
As much as I have miles to go, I find the environment invigorating. It's like coming home.
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