2022年8月23日

Built In采訪了一位前端工程師，詳細了解Fetch Rewards是如何支持她的職業道路的。每個工程職業生涯都從某個地方開始。對Fetch Rewards數據團隊的前端工程師德西·勒瑪(Desi Lerma)來說，那個地方就是一個沙龍。這是她最初的工作之一，之後她擔任了辦公室專員和法律助理。然而，這些職業都不像是她的使命，這促使她進一步從事自己的業餘愛好:編程。勒瑪在空閑時間學習編程，她非常喜歡這項挑戰，因此在2020年10月，她報名參加了熨烙鐵學校(Flatiron School)的工程訓練營。她花了15周的時間學習完整的棧開發。畢業六個月後，她得到了第一份工程工作。“那是在Fetch Rewards當學徒的經曆，”勒瑪說。“三個月後，我欣喜若狂地接受了全職工作。” Working at Fetch, a mobile app that connects and rewards everyday shoppers for buying the brands they love, has helped Lerma grow her technical skill set. It’s also boosted her professional and personal communication skills, and led to increased fulfillment. “For years, I felt like I was searching for more in my work,” Lerma said. “I finally found what I was looking for at Fetch. There are always opportunities to take on something new and make it your own. Although my career is still in its infancy, I am loving the direction that it is heading.” Built In sat down with Lerma to learn more about how exactly Fetch has supported her career growth. How has working at Fetch Rewards helped you make progress toward your career goals? Fetch encourages continued education. For example, the company provides employees a continuing education stipend and offers courses through Udemy business. Employee reviews are done more than once a year, which allow team members to receive feedback and gain insight into what could be improved upon or what they should continue doing. In meetings with my manager, we discussed my progress and what we can do to keep the momentum going. This is incredibly helpful because I don’t have to wait for a review to come up — I can just chat about these topics in my one-on-ones. How have you grown professionally at Fetch? What skills have you learned? Lots of technical skills! I’ve learned the Svelte.js framework, Docker and Vitest. I’m also more comfortable asking questions. Being surrounded by so many intelligent individuals can be a little intimidating. We all start somewhere, though. Being loud and proud with questions can lead to some pretty insightful conversations. HACK AWAY Lerma loves Fetch’s hackathon opportunities. The company has two types of annual hackathons. One is focused on research and learning. The other is focused on building. Both encourage learning and experimenting. “The company blocks out a couple days so our minds are free to focus on whatever we’re experimenting with,” Lerma said. How are managers involved in the career development of direct reports? My manager meets with me one-on-one to discuss how things are going, along with any roadblocks I’ve encountered and where I’d like to take my career. This allows us to have conversations about what I need to do, and how my manager can support these goals. What professional development tools and resources, informal or formal, have you utilized? At Fetch, I’ve participated in our Research Rally (the hackathon focused on research and learning) and plan on participating in our next hackathon, which is focused on building. Fetch also allows employees to participate in quarterly mentorship programs. If you have knowledge you’d like to share or there is a subject you’d like to know more about, employees have the opportunity to participate. I have not been involved in this program yet, but I would like to at some point in the future! What are you excited to accomplish next? I have a few goals I’d love to achieve. The first is to present my own technical design review (TDR) to my peers for feedback on my next project as well as add to our front-end architecture. I’d also love to be more vocal in meetings, and take on more responsibility. There is plenty of room to grow here!