I joined Zionext in July 2020, I feel that the company is a place where everyone is encouraged to contribute to my success. I can ask questions, give suggestions and we advocate teamwork. I have a stake in team decisions which cultivated a sense of belonging and motivated me to contribute more to the team and our projects.

As we work on multiple team projects, our jobs are never mundane. With different requirements, each project provides a different kind of challenges, such as working with different groups of people to push our projects to a higher level of standard. As we work on different projects from time to time, it provides us with different challenges and that keeps our work to be exciting daily.

I was given small and easier responsibilities to start out with. With time, I was given more responsibilities within my control. A great sense of accomplishment and learning as I worked with my team mates to push for a greater standard for our projects.

As I am surrounded in a friendly environment, it propelled me to be an individual who strives to support others as well. I am always willing to share any suggestions with my colleagues as I think the team's overall success provides me with a sense of fulfilment. We are encouraged to always share our ideas and not be shy even if we weren't fully sure of our ideas. This stems from the team's belief that everyone's contribution is important and is valid in every situation.

I am exposed to various technologies and concepts from various projects, and that keeps me hungry for enhanced knowledge and strive to constantly learn and improve. The shift in job responsibilities spur me on as it motivates me knowing that I’m dealing with new challenges daily. The steep learning curve from handling different projects introduced me to a brand-new concept and engages me to deal with more technical stuffs. This really helps to redefine me as a developer and challenge myself to break away and step out from my comfort zone.

During my early days at Zionext, I was surprised with the work culture and environment as most seniors and colleagues was really welcoming and credibly approachable, this helps me to settle in the job quickly. Furthermore, I was introduced to new concepts and perceptions of programming regarding performance, optimisation and security. Through the various discussions and tutoring from the Senior Developers and Team Leads, I came to enjoy my work, as they motivated and taught me to adapt my programming approaches, allowing me to overcome any difficulties encountered along the way. The working environment at Zionext has given me more challenges to grow from within and further redefine my inner self-development.

Working on multiple projects inspires me to work harder to achieve a positive outcome, keeping a positive mindset and challenging attitude for myself. One of my biggest achievements in Zionext will be to work on different technologies and programming languages. Apart from daily work, I am gratified that team leads, and management team entrusted me with the flexibility to discuss on the use of different programming languages or technologies. Such experiences spur me to be a continuous learner and is a major contribution to my career growth. Promotions and recognition given by my fellow colleagues and management helps me to stay focused, motivated, and constantly strive to improve myself.

I started my career in Zionext as an intern in 2017 and soon after, I was converted to a full-time employee and recently promoted to Assistant Tech Lead. I got an opportunity to visit Zionext HQ in Singapore as part of the team for the new Pencil product and acted as a bridge between SG and India Team. In Zionext, I was able to expand my learning capabilities, gained exposure to new tech stacks and contribute significantly to the success of the company

Zionext is known for its welcoming environment and openness to suggestions, which made me feel appreciated. Some of my own ideas have been accepted and even implemented as cutting-edge new features. Sharing my thoughts without the fear of bad ideas or suggestions is terrific, especially as Senior Developers simultaneously guided me in ensuring I improved my technical skills and computational thinking, making me an effective team contributor. We respect everyone working in the company and we help each other to achieve greater heights together.

When I first started my journey with Zionext, I worked only with web technologies and was not exposed to other programming languages or frameworks. However, I was given the opportunity to expand my programming knowledge through various projects, and in house level-up programmes in which I acquire knowledge on newer technologies like mobile application development, .NET, and ABP.io, a platform built with ASP.NET. With this new exposure to solutioning and infra-related items, I reached one of my personal goals, which is to lead a technical team.

When I first joined, I came in with the knowledge of simply what I know. In just a short period of time, I can say my knowledge has at least quadrupled. All these knowledges were acquired from the exposure to different projects and for me being hungry for knowledge. This is what keeps me excited at work, knowing that I’m not just doing a job, but also learning every day. It really is a whole different positive experience compared to what I had experienced working in other companies before.

Technology is something I enjoyed working with and the knowledge that I’m always eager to seek, this actually paid off with the recognition of the efforts I put in. The company recognise my effort and I was given more opportunities to take on more challenging tasks such as leading a technical team of my own, training, and mentoring developers. I am learning now how to lead and share my experiences with my team mate, learning and growing together as a team.

At Zionext, you are recognized by the efforts you put in, not by what certificates you have, or by seniority. Personally, for me, I don’t have an O Level certificate and am also a secondary school dropout, but because my talents and efforts has been recognised, I was promoted in just a year with the company, and this really pushes me on to strive even further and much more. Additionally, this is not just a job that works on the same tasks forever, but one is given the exposure to different tech stacks and new systems.

People here are constantly helping each other, instead of simply brushing it off that it is not part of their job scope. The mindset of everyone being approachable, helpful makes the company feels more of a family, rather than it’s just a job. It’s really easy to strike any conversations with the higher management, or even with the CEO himself and they do actually hear your voices first-hand, unfiltered.