Hi all! I've been trying to write my story for a year now. Still couldn't get around to it. But the thoughts did not leave, and then one May night the very moment came. I'll tell you a little backstory. I graduated from university with a degree in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, and the time came when it was time to move and become a programmer, but suddenly a problem arose. Either I wasn’t interested, or education in Russia doesn’t know how to interest me, and at that time I didn’t know where to go, so it was more likely the first. But I would advise you to work on the second one too. There are also consequences for the boys to contend with, but that's another story. So, I graduated from university, and after that - guess what I did? I went back to university! It must be cool - a new crust. But I studied, looked at the teachers, there were good ones, but there were also guys with imported pseudonyms, who, as you understand, increase their self-esteem. Perhaps they are worth something, but this was not noticeable to the average student. Therefore, the question arose: what to do in this life? And then I remembered the words of one of my university calculus teachers: “try everything, and you might like something.” And this phrase became the key one. I started trying this at the very moment when I was studying for a master’s degree, that is, learning a new language that was not available at the university, and which was interesting on the labor market. This became something new for me. And the languages that I studied at the university are C++, basic, C#, js, 1C, PHP. Also had experience with HTML, CSS and mathematical models in MAPLE. You can find something interesting from this set, but universities know how to do their job. I chose Java. Why? Because this language was not available at the university, and because it is one of the most popular languages in the world. I also remember Java applications on the phone. To be honest, I thought I would write games. But fate determined my path differently. While I was studying for my master's degree, I thought: it's time to find a job and get real experience. Since I studied in a rather complex specialty, it was very difficult to combine study with work, so there were only small part-time jobs that were not related to my field. And already in the master’s program, such an opportunity arose, and I found my first real job in a company that deals with CMS engines, whose popular product is online stores. I was ready to work for free just to gain work experience. The experience consisted of fixing bugs from clients and transferring them to the development department, that is, performing a support function. If you were able to fix the client’s problem yourself, then that was good. And on the stack - PHP JS HTML CSS mySQL, Despite the fact that I even managed to become a partner of the same company where I worked in order to finalize sites for clients, but this is not official information, and my heart was not in it. And at the same time, I managed to drop out of the master’s program. In general, I am annoyed by the nonsense that some companies engage in, trying to make a sales plan month after month. There is this example: when they hung banners with advertising on all paid sites, and in order to remove the banner, you suddenly need to pay the Nth amount. From the point of view of the contract, I have no questions about this company, but from the point of view of relations with such a company, I have doubts. And tomorrow they will come up with something else. They try to sell paid plugins that you don’t need, and so on. And then thoughts came to me: “Is this why I grew up, to come to this and work here?” Of course not! Standing in the cold at the bus stop, this thought intensified. And I told myself “No, you deserve better!” I think my attitude towards this company is clear, although it is implicit, but such features could be noticed, and one day they asked me what do you want, to which I answered “I want to work in a company that I will love, where I I will protect her interests and it will all be sincere, because we will make cool features and I will like everything, and so on and so forth.” At this time, I read a book on Java and went for an interview, where I learned a lot of new things, but naturally, I didn’t get there. Since there was a lot to learn, I thought: maybe I should try Javarush, such a popular resource. And I decided to try, and in six months I reached level 40. To tell the truth, I tried very hard to finish quickly and move towards work in this direction. And then the moment came when I started to think, “I’m a programmer,” it’s time to find a job. I left this terrible company and started looking for a new job. One of my friends said that he has a colleague at work whose classmate worked at company "Z", and now he is in the USA. Therefore, he recommended this company to me. I was scared and ignored it: it sounded too serious! I went for an interview with one of the companies, and it was located in the same business center where my previous company was. After talking there, they told me: why don’t you go to company “Z”? And then I go home and think, what kind of company “Z” is this? And so I open HH and see the first advertisement of the company "Z", and then I thought - this is fate! I submitted an application, they contacted me, I went through several stages, and in the end they accepted me. I rejoiced at every successful stage. And so I could have ended up right in the laboratory with my level, but I asked to take courses to fill in my gaps. This was partly useful. Eventually I got into the lab and started writing code. After I passed the junior developer exam, I was hired for one of the most significant Russian projects, which positions itself as “the heart and engine of the Russian economy.” During this time, I raised my level to middle developer and the project ended, that same heart and engine. I found a new project, let it remain a secret, but also one of the most significant in the Russian Federation, in fact, as a developer, I don’t always like the phrase “RF”, but the products that they order here they really have a good technology stack. And while I was looking for a project, I managed to train about 20-odd students whom I trained for the laboratory, I was once one of them, and then I ended up on the other side. A very interesting experience and it was hard! In custody. I didn’t like a lot of things: what they gave and what they tried to impose. I found mine using a phrase from one of the teachers. But I build a different way of life: “Do what you love and never work a day in your life.” A very controversial phrase indeed, and I would rather be lying on the beach drinking a cocktail, but in response to it I say “Take it easy.” It's a way of life. Not everyone can do this, but if you have the motivation and desire, you can “never give up.” So why am I writing this article? To show off some kind of show off? Maybe yes. I plan to become a senior next year. Or perhaps not. And I want to give motivation to others. Because I was once one of you, I once had the first level on Javarush, and I thought: why do I need all this? I won't succeed! But reading the articles, I became motivated. This is exactly what made me spend two hours of my life to share with you, my future colleagues, another success story!
I'll tell you a little backstory. I graduated from university with a degree in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, and the time came when it was time to move and become a programmer, but suddenly a problem arose. Either I wasn’t interested, or education in Russia doesn’t know how to interest me, and at that time I didn’t know where to go, so it was more likely the first. But I would advise you to work on the second one too. There are also consequences for the boys to contend with, but that's another story. So, I graduated from university, and after that - guess what I did? I went back to university! It must be cool - a new crust. But I studied, looked at the teachers, there were good ones, but there were also guys with imported pseudonyms, who, as you understand, increase their self-esteem. Perhaps they are worth something, but this was not noticeable to the average student. Therefore, the question arose: what to do in this life? And then I remembered the words of one of my university calculus teachers: “try everything, and you might like something.” And this phrase became the key one. I started trying this at the very moment when I was studying for a master’s degree, that is, learning a new language that was not available at the university, and which was interesting on the labor market. This became something new for me. And the languages that I studied at the university are C++, basic, C#, js, 1C, PHP. Also had experience with HTML, CSS and mathematical models in MAPLE. You can find something interesting from this set, but universities know how to do their job. I chose Java. Why? Because this language was not available at the university, and because it is one of the most popular languages in the world. I also remember Java applications on the phone. To be honest, I thought I would write games. But fate determined my path differently. While I was studying for my master's degree, I thought: it's time to find a job and get real experience. Since I studied in a rather complex specialty, it was very difficult to combine study with work, so there were only small part-time jobs that were not related to my field. And already in the master’s program, such an opportunity arose, and I found my first real job in a company that deals with CMS engines, whose popular product is online stores. I was ready to work for free just to gain work experience. The experience consisted of fixing bugs from clients and transferring them to the development department, that is, performing a support function. If you were able to fix the client’s problem yourself, then that was good. And on the stack - PHP JS HTML CSS mySQL, Despite the fact that I even managed to become a partner of the same company where I worked in order to finalize sites for clients, but this is not official information, and my heart was not in it. And at the same time, I managed to drop out of the master’s program. In general, I am annoyed by the nonsense that some companies engage in, trying to make a sales plan month after month. There is this example: when they hung banners with advertising on all paid sites, and in order to remove the banner, you suddenly need to pay the Nth amount. From the point of view of the contract, I have no questions about this company, but from the point of view of relations with such a company, I have doubts. And tomorrow they will come up with something else. They try to sell paid plugins that you don’t need, and so on. And then thoughts came to me: “Is this why I grew up, to come to this and work here?” Of course not! Standing in the cold at the bus stop, this thought intensified. And I told myself “No, you deserve better!” I think my attitude towards this company is clear, although it is implicit, but such features could be noticed, and one day they asked me what do you want, to which I answered “I want to work in a company that I will love, where I I will protect her interests and it will all be sincere, because we will make cool features and I will like everything, and so on and so forth.” At this time, I read a book on Java and went for an interview, where I learned a lot of new things, but naturally, I didn’t get there. Since there was a lot to learn, I thought: maybe I should try Javarush, such a popular resource. And I decided to try, and in six months I reached level 40. To tell the truth, I tried very hard to finish quickly and move towards work in this direction. And then the moment came when I started to think, “I’m a programmer,” it’s time to find a job. I left this terrible company and started looking for a new job. One of my friends said that he has a colleague at work whose classmate worked at company "Z", and now he is in the USA. Therefore, he recommended this company to me. I was scared and ignored it: it sounded too serious! I went for an interview with one of the companies, and it was located in the same business center where my previous company was. After talking there, they told me: why don’t you go to company “Z”? And then I go home and think, what kind of company “Z” is this? And so I open HH and see the first advertisement of the company "Z", and then I thought - this is fate! I submitted an application, they contacted me, I went through several stages, and in the end they accepted me. I rejoiced at every successful stage. And so I could have ended up right in the laboratory with my level, but I asked to take courses to fill in my gaps. This was partly useful. Eventually I got into the lab and started writing code. After I passed the junior developer exam, I was hired for one of the most significant Russian projects, which positions itself as “the heart and engine of the Russian economy.” During this time, I raised my level to middle developer and the project ended, that same heart and engine. I found a new project, let it remain a secret, but also one of the most significant in the Russian Federation, in fact, as a developer, I don’t always like the phrase “RF”, but the products that they order here they really have a good technology stack. And while I was looking for a project, I managed to train about 20-odd students whom I trained for the laboratory, I was once one of them, and then I ended up on the other side. A very interesting experience and it was hard! In custody. I didn’t like a lot of things: what they gave and what they tried to impose. I found mine using a phrase from one of the teachers. But I build a different way of life: “Do what you love and never work a day in your life.” A very controversial phrase indeed, and I would rather be lying on the beach drinking a cocktail, but in response to it I say “Take it easy.” It's a way of life. Not everyone can do this, but if you have the motivation and desire, you can “never give up.” So why am I writing this article? To show off some kind of show off? Maybe yes. I plan to become a senior next year. Or perhaps not. And I want to give motivation to others. Because I was once one of you, I once had the first level on Javarush, and I thought: why do I need all this? I won't succeed! But reading the articles, I became motivated. This is exactly what made me spend two hours of my life to share with you, my future colleagues, another success story!
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