It’s been quite some time since I posted anything new on my website so I decided to give everyone a quick update.
It’s the second day of February and time seems to be flying by already! Which is why I am working on continuing certain changes I started last year, while starting new changes to aid in my career progression.
Quick Update On Old Changes
Before I talk about the new changes, here’s a quick update about my career aspiration to upgrade from a Data Center Technician at Google to a Software Engineer. I’m continuing to work toward that goal, but I know now it’s going to take much longer than I initially expected. For one, I’m not close to completion with the Backend course (focusing on Python and TypeScript) on Boot.dev. Looking at the 14 modules I have remaining I could probably finish them by this Fall. That’s if I continue my streak of daily coursework (including the weekends). Second, even when I finish my course I need to gather internal experience to apply for a Software Engineer job at Google. There are a few ways I could do that, but again that will take time.
Quick Update On New Changes
Now for a quick update on some new changes on my career progression. I thought about other roles at Google that could challenge me and I found some. One that seemed interesting to me isn’t all that interesting (or challenging) after I talked to an employee and learned about his daily tasks.
The second one is still interesting (and challenging) to me. And it’s a role some of my coworkers told me they could see me doing and asked me if I would try for it. That role is a Program Manager. Basically that role requires a person to oversee a collection of related projects instead of individual projects. I currently work with Program Managers since I have to deploy network equipment in the data center. This is a role I could see myself doing. Which is why I started the Google Project Management Cert on Coursera. In addition to that, I applied for an Associate Program Manager role focusing on network infrastructure deployments. I’ll have to wait and see if I get an interview for that role.