Monday, 21 May 2018

Journey of my dream from Himalaya’s in India to the beaches of Sydney


My journey starts back in India where I started my first job as a Business Analyst and after working for a year I realised that this is not what I want to do and found my passion in coding. But coding is a sea of technologies and I was still trying to figure out what part of the sea I like the most, is it Front-End, Back-End or database. So, I started to put myself in the deep end and started learning end to end development. HTML, CSS, .Net, SQL were tools to row my coding boat. During that time start-up culture was on the rise. I was lucky that I landed a job in a start-up company and it was fun and let me tell you things move very fast in a start-up. I loved the culture but unfortunately that start-up company journey was short lived.

I never thought of working for a big company because I thought it gets very static and your job gets boring with age and then you die a slow death. But since I was with a company which was fast drowning and I was in need of a job an opportunity came up with Deloitte Digital, India for a Front-End developer. I applied and got an offer which I accepted. But I didn’t know what was in it for me because in my mind I was about to die a slow corporate death. To my surprise Deloitte Digital was very different from what I had imagined. It was more of a start-up culture and a sea of opportunities.

My first project was an Australian client. Again, I found myself living a start-up life and I was hooked up. I got a chance to travel to Sydney and be on the client facing side. This was the new beginning in my life. Things were very different here, the Deloitte Digital Sydney team I was working were different group of people. Their style of working, their commitment, the way they welcomed me and the responsibilities they gave me was something I expected only in a start-up. I was blown away and when I came back to India the only thing that I dreamt and worked towards for the coming year was how to become a part of the Deloitte Digital Sydney team.

My dream came true and thanks to the Sydney team, whom I was working with liked my work and I got an interview call. It was the best thing that ever happened to me. I was on top of the world as my dream was coming true. And finally, I was here and a part of the Deloitte Digital Sydney family.

I still remember the first day I was waiting near the lift of Deloitte Sydney office and I couldn’t wait to get in. It was just like what I had dreamt of and things were aligning the way I had imagined. My first project was with a major insurance company and since the working style of Deloitte Digital Sydney is different I found myself doing things apart from writing code that helped me looking at things differently. I learnt team management, client management, stress management, Vue.js and a lot more. Finally, the day came for my baby (the project) to spread its wings (go live) and it is the best feeling.

Currently I am on another project for the same client and the challenges that I face here and type of problems/solutions we come up with are all out of the box. Since in technical front-end world React.js is a hot framework, I got the chance not only to learn it but implement it. The Sydney team is very dynamic, creative, enthusiastic and it is growing and it is amazing to be a part of it.
Deloitte Digital, Sydney is not just another company to pay your bills, it is my family which makes sure that they do everything to make you the best and when things are not going the way they have to, there is always Deloitte Digital family on your side to make things work.

We are looking for creative Front-end Developers to join our Deloitte Digital family. Check out our Deloitte Digital website for more info.

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Journey of my dream from Himalaya’s in India to the beaches of Sydney

My journey starts back in India where I started my first job as a Business Analyst and after working for a year I realised tha...