Working at Payt: Vincent’s first months at Payt

Why work at Payt?

The search for a suitable job didn’t take long for me. In collaboration with a recruiter, I quickly concluded that Payt would be an ideal employer for me as a junior front-end developer. ‘Why then?’, I hear you ask. Well, Payt offers the time and space to learn. Despite the knowledge I have gained, I have never worked with the technologies used for the development of Payt’s front-end applications, mainly React.

Prior to the application, I expressed my initial concerns about this lack of knowledge to the recruiter. But she reassured me that this factor weighed less heavily. And she was right. By going into the interview openly and honestly, I left the conversation feeling good after a pleasant discussion. Based on potential, I soon received the liberating phone call: ‘You are going to be part of the Payt team.’

A dive into the deep end

With a boost in self-confidence and motivation, I go to the office every day if possible. I have access to all possible resources to master the code. In addition to the given time and space, I am free to master React. Purchasing literature and following tutorials and courses are examples to achieve this.

Additionally, it’s simply a matter of doing. By trying, I have already gained a lot of knowledge along the way, learning to understand why a piece of self-written code does or does not work. If I get stuck, colleagues are always ready to support me. To support the learning process, Payt practices ‘pairing.’ This means that I work with a colleague on, for example, new functionality. Here, I receive explanations about both the code and the application itself. Something I find very useful.

How is it at Payt?

I am grateful for the opportunity to work at Payt because I can broaden my knowledge in programming here. Although this process involves a steep learning curve, the mentioned factors ensure that I work with a lot of motivation and confidence. I feel integrated within the Payt team, where, in addition to a good working atmosphere, I can also enjoy a competitive game of darts or a cozy Friday afternoon drink. In that respect, I am in the right place!

What am I currently working on?

At the moment, I am, so to speak, tasting everything: writing this blog, front-end development, back-end development, and graphic design. In doing so, I gain knowledge of the different interfaces within Payt to work as independently as possible. This also allows me to form a good picture of where my preference will ultimately lie.

My current tasks include developing and testing new features, solving issues or bugs, and designing screens. I have now been able to launch my first ‘big’ project live. Within this project, I was given the responsibility to develop screens for webhooks. This provides our customers with a clear overview of all information and functionalities surrounding an individual webhook. A nice contribution to the application and a proud moment for me personally.

In addition to the mentioned tasks, I want to focus on continuously improving the application in terms of usability in the future. We would like to involve our users more in this development process. This can be realized, for example, through online usability tests. This allows us to gather information about the current usability and possible new features within the application. Since we do not provide custom work, I find it very interesting to look for that golden mean from which all our customers can benefit. Plenty to do in the coming time!

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