{"id":9105,"date":"2024-04-09T14:13:55","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T11:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/?p=9105"},"modified":"2024-04-09T15:55:59","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T12:55:59","slug":"alin-burcea-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/alin-burcea-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"10 years in Roweb<\/strong>| Alin Burcea (anniversary interview) “IT is a field where you always have something to learn.”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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In what context did you start working at Roweb and what memories do you have of your first year in the company?<\/h2>\n

I have been working for Roweb since March 2014.I joined the team on the recommendation of a colleague from the university who was already working for Roweb. I met with Mirel Ionescu<\/a> who gave me a series of tests that I did over the course of 2 weeks, as far as I can remember.<\/p>\n

The most vivid memory from my beginnings in Roweb: 3 months after I was hired, a team building was organized at the sea, in Bulgaria. There I met the majority of my colleagues from that time and it was an excellent start to understand the spirit of Roweb.<\/p>\n

What team\/project are you part of at the moment and what does your activity entail?

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At the moment, I develop projects together with the .Net, C# & adjacent technologies team. Because the variety of projects in which I am involved is quite large, my roles are mixed: management, software architecture, development and testing.<\/p>\n

Your perspective after 10 years of Roweb: how did the company look then vs how does it look now? What has changed? What remained the same?<\/h2>\n

Roweb has grown a lot in the past 10 years. And this growth has obviously brought many changes. 10 years ago we were talking about a small team. Today we have a large, modern headquarters, we have colleagues from several cities in the country, it is possible to work in a hybrid remote and office mode.<\/p>\n

What do you like most about the team you are part of?<\/h2>\n

There are many thingsThat I like in the team, but what I like the most is the bond of communication and trust that was formed in 10 years of working with the same team.<\/p>\n

Why should junior programmers be interested in working at Roweb? The main argument would be\u2026\u2026\u2026..<\/h2>\n

It will help you to develop correctly and with the appropriate steps to achieve your career goal, your colleagues will help you overcome the obstacles you will inevitably encounter.<\/p>\n

Why should senior programmers be interested in working at Roweb? The main argument would be\u2026\u2026\u2026..<\/h2>\n

You will bring your contribution – through knowledge and experience – to a dynamic team and you will also definitely learn new things from the people in the company. IT is a field where you always have something to learn.<\/p>\n

Why should clients be interested in working at Roweb? The main argument would be\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/h2>\n

Because he will have the opportunity to work with a team capable of digitizing any need someone wants and we can overcome any technological obstacle. We are very good at custom solutions and I think this would be just one of the arguments I would offer.<\/p>\n

Tech perspective<\/h3>\n

What (more important) projects have you worked on so far and which is the project you liked the most? (and why?)\n<\/h2>\n

I have worked on various large and small projects, but I would mention 2 of them, both of them are for the US market and as, field of activity, they are from the entertainment industry – bookings for events – and the field of taxation, and the one I like the most it is the one in the tax field (a project I have been working on since the beginning of my career in Roweb).\n<\/p>\n

What challenges have you encountered over time in projects and how did you choose to overcome\/solve them?<\/h2>\n

Being involved in many small and large projects, some required different knowledge such as DevOps, or other technologies, things that I call challenges but also motivations. I overcame the challenges through study, trials and the help I received from my colleagues.<\/p>\n

What plans do you have in terms of your career?<\/h2>\n

About the future I like to talk the least :). From the career point of view, I can say that I want to continue to progress, to obtain certain certifications, to be able to expand my level of knowledge, to try as much as possible to adapt to the new requirements.<\/p>\n

If you could go back in time and give the version of yourself from the beginning of your career one piece of advice, what would it be?<\/h2>\n

Maybe I would do certain things differently, maybe I would have prioritized certain aspects such as improving communication in English.<\/p>\n

Why did you choose a career in IT and where did your passion for IT come from?<\/h2>\n

Ever since the 5th grade, we started having a few hours a week about computer science at school and I felt that it was something I would like to do.<\/p>\n

What were the first projects?<\/h2>\n

Among the first projects, as I said above, were for a client from the USA in the tax field. Then followed a project for a client in the UK for an NGO that helps keep the environment clean in Great Britain.\n<\/p>\n

When you came to Roweb did you have a mentor? Who pushed you to go further in your career in IT?<\/h2>\n

The first contact and the person I talked to at the beginning was Mirel Ionescu, and I can say that he was like a mentor.<\/p>\n

Personal perspective<\/h3>\n

When you’re not in front of lines of code, do you most often deal with\u2026.? (some details about your hobbies)<\/h2>\n

Ha, ha :))) I don’t have enough time for everything I like, but I will mention a few. First of all, I like to spend time with my dog, build various wooden objects, create 3D models , walk, and play video games…<\/p>\n

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What do you consider to be the most important assets that help you in your professional activity?<\/h2>\n

I was involved in many projects from various fields and with various technologies. I can say that this helped me a lot because I have accumulated experience in using various technologies and I can give advice about a certain situation if it is good or not to use one technology or another.<\/p>\n

What memories do you have of your first computer?<\/h2>\n

The first computer was a 286 I think, I was in the 6th grade, but with which I made a newspaper page in Word. I hadn’t bought it, my brother had borrowed it from work, after 3 weeks I gave it back \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

What other job do you think you would have had if you hadn’t been a programmer<\/h2>\n

I would have liked to be an architect. I don’t know exactly what chances I really had to become an architect, but it’s definitely something I would have liked.<\/p>\n

A quote \/ motto that represents you.<\/h2>\n

I’m not a fan of quotes, but if I have to think of one that represents me…\n<\/p>\n

NO PAIN, NO GAIN \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<\/div>\n