Career
Here is my career as an engineer
Entered Information Science Department, Learning C and Python
The programming I learned at university was heavily focused on algorithms and embedded systems, which I found quite uninteresting. There were no lectures about web development...
Joined Robotics & AI Research Laboratory
Having been interested in robots since childhood, I joined a laboratory focused on robotics research. This was a newly established laboratory, and I was the first student. Despite challenges with no seniors and no physical robots, I became deeply engaged in research.
First Encounter with Web Development
Reluctantly joined an app development project with university friends. This was my first experience with HTML and CSS. I was amazed by seeing my code come to life as an app, sparking my interest in web development.
Joined University App Development Part-time Job
Participated in developing an English learning system. Used modern technology stack, providing valuable learning opportunities.
Decided to Pursue Web Engineering
Initially considered becoming a robotics engineer as the conventional path, but decided to pursue web engineering to align with my interests. Applied to numerous summer internships to gain better understanding of web engineering.
First Hackathon
Participated in a hackathon organized by Supporters. Experienced challenges in team development, communication, and rapid app development.
Short-term Internship 1
Company name withheld for privacy. Focused on 'What makes good code?' theme, learning about naming conventions and coding standards. Gained new perspective on writing code with readers in mind.
Short-term Internship 2
Experienced coding interview process. Solved coding problems while explaining to engineers, followed by 1-on-1 feedback. Learned importance of having clear goals and breaking down problems into core components.
Short-term Internship 3
Developed new features for internal services using Laravel, React, and Inertia. Collaborated with planning team on ideation, requirements definition, and wireframe creation. Gained user-first mindset.
Short-term Internship 4
Worked on performance improvement for production systems using Go, MySQL, and AWS. Improved parameters and algorithms to pass high-load tests. Gained understanding of performance tuning importance.
Second Hackathon
Participated in Hackts Hackathon Spinoc Cup. Developed a sauna space reservation system in a team of three. Received award from Progate.
Short-term Internship 5
Developed new features for internal services using Laravel, React, and Inertia. Collaborated with planning team on ideation, requirements definition, and wireframe creation. Gained user-first mindset.
Short-term Internship 6
Worked on development of currently launched product using Ruby on Rails. Learned practical skills with two engineers providing constant guidance. Gained insights into engineering career paths.
Long-term Internship
Currently working on UI improvements (React) and new service development (React Native). Gaining daily insights into professional coding practices.
App Contest
Won Grand Prize and IT Startup Business Award at Kyushu App Contest 'Charechara'. Developed non-contact smartphone app for engineers.
Startup Business Award
Received Student Division Excellence Award, Startup GoGo Award, and F ventures Award at Fukuoka IT Startup Business Award.
Pre-employment Internship
Participating in a team and developing an actual product.