Software Engineer Review

Development in C# & C++ maintaining various systems related to flight simulators. Day-to-day tasking included fixing priority bugs, feature development and refactoring legacy systems to increase performance.

I received work of considerable size occasionally spanning multiple weeks. Much of these longer tasks I was trusted to work independently assuming that if I was in need of assistance I would ask. I occasionally received priority bugs that I was expected to complete quickly. I did not receive lower priority tasks relative to other team members and was treated like a regular engineer.

Large improvement in my general programming skill and ability to break down a problem. Production experience in a variety of frameworks and development techniques including dependency injection, test based development, mvvm, HLA (High Level Architecture) and Windows Presentation Foundation. SQL was also present in tasks involving certain systems.

I received suitable support from colleagues and always felt I was able to ask questions if required. I received ample support from early careers involving any queries outside the scope of my day to day work.

Communication felt open with a sense of trust, no micromanagement. New ideas on tasks were welcomed and on several occasions I gave personal suggestions that were implemented. Work varied between time sensitive and slower tasks keeping a reasonable balance. Colleagues were always willing to support or answer questions in instances that required it even if busy.

The worked matched exactly what I had wanted to do within software engineering, developing a strong technical and soft skill foundation across a variety of tasks and internal events. Everyone I encountered was pleasant with no standout negatives regarding the whole experience.

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