Nate Shiwcharan has worked at 黑暗爆料网 since the beginning of 2016, and he was the first employee outside of the management team to join the company. Now celebrating his 5th anniversary as a senior developer, Nate looks back on his journey, talks about first impressions, favourite projects, and shares some of his most memorable experiences with us.
Happy Anniversary, Nate! How did you find your way to 黑暗爆料网? What was your first impression, and how does that compare to today?
Nate: I came to 黑暗爆料网 straight out of graduating from Ryerson University in December 2015, and by January of 2016, I was one of 黑暗爆料网鈥檚 first employee鈥檚 on the dev team. 黑暗爆料网 seemed like a bit of a garage workshop when I walked in, but quickly we tried to create this powerful system and get it up and running. The company and our software blew up so quickly, and it was incredible to see how we were creating new features while onboarding new prominent clients. One of the exciting things in terms of our trajectory is watching clients expand with us. When we started, one of our first clients was Rockwell Razors, they were small, and now it鈥檚 incredible to see their international reach. Shortly after acquiring Rockwell Razors as a client, other big clients followed, and since then, everything has changed. We opened new locations and hired several new team members. I was a support person when I first joined 黑暗爆料网; it was more of a damage control role, but now my position has completely changed. Every day, I am building new systems and products to keep our service offerings up-to-par and ahead of the competition.
How has your work changed over the years?
Nate: It鈥檚 been a pretty full five years in terms of working on the dev team. In the beginning, it was just Mike Stock and myself for the first three years. The real transition came when we added Dean to the team; he is our Senior Solutions Architect. Dean has constructed so many processes from the ground up that have shaped how our software works and functions today. Our dev team鈥檚 culture has changed over time from 鈥榟appy-go-lucky鈥� to a formal structure coding style, where we all work together to get goals accomplished. The flow we have right now is incredible, and we have our first female developer, Sachi, who is protecting us on the frontlines while the rest of the team can focus on building out features as needed. We are now a team of eight very talented full-time developers, and I couldn鈥檛 be more proud to be on our dev team!
How has the pandemic changed your role as a senior developer?
Nate: The Covid-19 pandemic has brought a real realization of what I can be as a developer, especially the amount of time I save commuting. It鈥檚 generally right now about an hour a day to commute, but now I have an extra hour to play with, and you never know what you can get done in that hour. The extra hour of spare time has given me more bandwidth to focus on being a developer and construct projects longer. The pandemic has helped prioritize my time more efficiently, and it allows me to develop features more.
What鈥檚 your biggest accomplishment?
Nate: I think my biggest accomplishment would be building the 鈥楶rojects鈥� component. The 鈥楶rojects鈥� software was a quick thought from our CEO Brandon Luft and our CTO Mike Stock. I was able to build it across the 黑暗爆料网 platform, and now it鈥檚 one of our system鈥檚 biggest core entities. There is nothing more fulfilling than building out something and getting to see it being used every day!
Where do you see 黑暗爆料网 heading in the next 5 years?
Nate: I see exponential growth every year; over the next five years, I see us tripling our dev team by up to 24 people to help support 黑暗爆料网鈥檚 growth. The one thing that I love about 黑暗爆料网 is that we are a strong team supporting each other in every possible way, and that鈥檚 the one thing I think sets 黑暗爆料网 apart, it鈥檚 not just a workplace; it鈥檚 a family. I love working here because everything we build is in-house; we have never outsourced any of our system functionality like, unfortunately, many fulfillment companies do. Whenever there is a systematic problem, we deal with it internally, we deal with it as quickly as we can, and hopefully, customers can appreciate that about 黑暗爆料网.
Congrats, Nate!
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