My desire to learn and work as a software engineer is longstanding and deep rooted. However, the reasons for this are just now crystallising for me.
I grew up in a Ukrainian city that recently has been “acquired” by Russia. In poor families like ours, it was only a dream to have a computer and be able to create magic with different programs. My passion for mathematics and physics allowed me to understand the concepts of programming when we were taking computer science courses in school but without a computer at home there was no way for me to practice what I was learning.
When I was 14 my mother won the green card lottery and brought me to America as a single parent. This brought many new challenges. I was already a pre-teen and had to leave all of my friendships behind, move to a new country, and learn a new language and a completely new culture.
Education has always been a strong cultural element of Ukrainian families so thankfully my mother pushed me to always study hard. However, that educ
We used a Waterfall approach because thats what we felt worked best for our group. Waterfall is a linear approach to software development. In this methodology, the sequence of events is something like this:
-Gather and document requirements -Design -Code and unit test -Perform system testing -Perform user acceptance testing (UAT)
Judging from the experience of my last two jobs as a pharma sales rep and a real estate agent, my greatest strengths are empathy, sales and listening skills. In my previous job roles i worked with the customers and it was crucial for me to understand their needs, and deliver solutions that were individually crafted to each sutomer needs. Whether it was a doctors office asking for a specific drug sample for a patient or for copay cards to write a script for a patient. As well as, when clients in real estate were shopping for a home I needed to listen carefuly to understand what type of property they were lookng for and find homes that would best suit their needs. Looking at my quarterly sales reports i would always find my self among the top sales people in our team.
I can work in a team and independently, it is easy for me to switch between the two environments. Depending on a project and what tasks i need to accomp
Empathy is the ability to understand what another person is experiencing. Essentially it is putting you in another persons shoes and feeling what they are feeling. As a first generation immigrant and a minority I had to overcome many hurdles especially when i was learning english and getting accustomed to american culture. Thanks to empathy from kind people in my social world i was able to learn and grow quickly, and today I call America my home. I understand how important empathy is in any setting and for everyone. Having gone through this major life changing experience Im self aware of my own inner critic and practice empathy when it comes to others.
When developing software it is almost always going to be for other people. Because software development involves other people empathy plays an important role. It helps us to solve problems by getting to the heart of whats important to pe
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