Translated from 日本語 • View original I am Kono, an engineer who joined Colorkrew as an intern and officially joined the company in September 2020.
It's still a short year since I officially joined the company, but I've had a lot of experiences in the past year that I don't think I'm a new graduate.
Here are some of the events of the past year and what it's like to be a new graduate at Colorkrew.
(Click here for an article on my internship days)
Reflecting on the Past
Shortly after joining the company: Mamoru Biz
After the online entrance ceremony, Mamoru Biz was waiting for me, who had been participating since I was an intern It was a team. The Mamoru Biz team had English speakers, and weekly meetings were mainly held in English. I have been participating since I was an intern, and I was able to participate in the project with a lot of peace of mind.
The MamoruBiz team was developing credit card payment functions for overseas markets. The responsibility of payment was even heavier, but we consulted with the development leader and had many meetings to develop more secure functions.
Also, at the same time, there was a project that was short of manpower, so I participated in that as well. The content of the project was front-end work using React.js. Since it was my field of interest, I actively participated while studying.
Even if you belong to one team, you can work on different projects and teams. That's the beauty of Colorkrew.
2nd month of joining the company ~ :Mamoru Biz + Commissioned Project Part 1
The front-end project was over, and Mamoru Biz was the only one, but the project leader of Mamoru Biz invited me to participate in another project, so I participated. That is a little different from our own service, Mamoru Biz, which is a so-called contract business that develops according to customer requests It was close to. In this project, I was in charge of additional renovations to other companies' intrasites that had already been created. I was excited about a project I had never done before, but I was a little scared of a project with a strict deadline. As for the technology I was using, it was similar to Mamoru Biz, so of course there were differences between what I was used to, so I consulted with my seniors on the team and proceeded.
As a result, I was able to learn a lot of important elements as an engineer, not just technical skills, because there were document management and strict deadlines that I don't usually do in detail at Mamoru Biz. There were some very tight situations, but I was able to do it with all my might, because there was a strict delivery time. The team helped me a lot with testing, code review, etc.
4th month of joining the company ~ : Mamoru Biz + Commissioned Project Part 2
When the contract work was over, I received another invitation from the project leader about another contract project. Although the number of people was small this time, the content was further stepped up, such as schedule management and explanations to customers about development deliverables, and it was also the first Android developmentIt was. We mainly worked on development with fellow engineers and deepened our relationship. The development itself was an additional development of an existing app, and it was not such a big project, but since it was my first Android experience, I started learning from Kotlin, which I use for Android development. The delivery time was short and I was quite nervous, but with the help of the project members, I was able to finish it safely. I can't raise my head to the members...
I think it was a very good experience for me to be able to touch a part of the work of project management so-called PM here. There was also a considerable sense of accomplishment for what I was able to accomplish.
5th month of employment ~ : Infrastructure
After completing the consignment work, he concentrated on Mamoru Biz. There were also tasks left on the Mamoru Biz side, so we were actively developing them. I think I was able to do it steadily because my awareness of deadlines and quality had improved in the outsourced work. After that, I went to the infrastructure team as an on-the-job worker. I had a very little knowledge about infrastructure at the time and was interested, so I joined right away.
In the infrastructure team, I mainly gained experience in areas I had never touched before, such as surveying the customer's environment, creating materials for monthly regular meetings, and building a customer's environment. I was able to break away from the previous vagueness of my knowledge about infrastructure, and I was able to learn from a bird's-eye view of how the server works as the basis for the application knowledge I had learned so far.
9th month of joining the company ~ : SOC + Intern Coach
The on-the-job training in the infrastructure team was coming to an end, and I thought I would return to the Mamoru Biz team, but the security SOC teamI received an invitation from him. The project leader of MamoruBiz also encouraged me to join the security team, saying that it would help me interact more with customers and acquire security knowledge, so I decided to join the team. The SOC team had a relatively small number of core members, so we tried to understand each other's task status more closely than before. My first job in the SOC team was to understand security products and understand the contents of the logs that are emitted every day. At first, I struggled with security, which I had almost never been aware of, but as my knowledge gradually increased, I got used to it.
At the same time, I received a request from human resources to become a coach for my intern, Mr. Shimizu. I didn't think I had enough experience to teach yet, but I decided to take it because I had the experience of starting as an intern myself and wanted to contribute to someone's growth.
Mr. Shimizu had a high level of absorption and understanding, and he proceeded with development at a speed that was hard to believe that he was an intern. In the process, I gave feedback on how to write code that I had gained from my development experience so far and the knowledge I had gained from project management. Mr. Shimizu also thought seriously about feedback while thinking on his own, and eventually he was able to explain development and work by facilitating meetings with more than 10 people.
Becoming a coach has also given me an opportunity to reflect on myself so far. Looking back on what I've done so far, it was quite difficult to give me proper advice, but I believe it has been a plus for me.
11th month ~ now : SOC + other projects
I'm gradually getting used to working in the SOC team, and I'm taking on a little bit of a big task. Currently, we are using the program development we have cultivated so far to improve the efficiency of our operations in order to reduce the regular work of the SOC team.
Also, about 30% of the month I spend trying to do areas other than SOC. Recently, there was a small project where I could propose my own technology selection, so I am participating and challenging myself.
Having an Intense Year
Looking back on the past year, I think it's incredibly intense. There were various challenges and of course there were setbacks, but all of them have been food for growth. Not only technical aspects, but also communication with customers, internal document management, man-hour management, etc.
However, I am still in my second year and have not fully found what I want to do. I would like to continue to take on more challenges and continue to grow so that I can find something unique to me!
If you want to take on a variety of challenges, please apply to Colorkrew!
