Senior Software Engineer
(Male, Age 30) from Westmont, IL
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At a Glance
Current Job
Basic data on your current job
| Job Title | Senior Software Engineer |
|---|---|
| Salary | $60,000 |
| Other Compensation | None Set |
| Hours/Week | 40 |
| Company Size | (not answered) |
| Location | Westmont, IL |
| Years Experience | 3 years |
Career Ratings
Opinions on your CAREER overall (i.e. not just your current job)
| Years in Career | 0 |
|---|---|
| Education | (not answered) |
| Income Rating | 0 / 10 |
| Interest Rating | 0 / 10 |
| Work-Life Rating | 0 / 10 |
| Fulfilment Rating | 0 / 10 |
Current job Q&A
Describe the type of organization you work for.
I work for a very big company having more than 90000 people working worldwide. My company is number one company.
Describe your job role and responsibilities.
I am responsible for designing solutions and coding.Apart from that I am involved in PL/SQL development and DBA related stuff. I have also worked on query optimization.
Please list an additional benefits (beyond compensation) that you receive.
No benefits
Do you feel you are under/over or well/fairly compensated at your current position?
No I do not.
Does your job entail you working with others on a daily basis? Is this something you like/dislike about your job? Please explain.
Yes, it does require us to work with others as we work as a team. Sometimes we do not work as a team which bothers me a lot in work.
Do you work collaboratively with supervisors/managers?
Yes
Do you work collaboratively with your co-workers?
Yes
Describe your work location (e.g., office, home, theatre, in the field) and what you like/dislike about working in it.
The work location is great. It is equiped with all the beverages. What I like most is security system and the policies they have. It is wonderful.
Please rate each of the following aspects of your current job on a scale of 1-10 (10 being the highest/best):
Income: 5
Benefits: 1
Hours: 8
Co-Workers: 4
Supervisors: 7
Job Title: 6
Level of Responsibility: 4
The Actual Work: 4
A day in the life of…
Please describe a typical workday for you in your current job:
| 5am to 6am | |
| 6am to 7am | |
| 7am to 8am | na |
| 8am to 9am | na |
| 9am to 10am | I reach office. I check daily mails and based on that i decide which one is priority and work on them. Look at my mail box to see todays meeting and appointments. |
| 10am to 11am | I monitor the databases and check whats happening with the cron jobs and procedures that i wrote. If there were issues..i try to solve them. i speak to team and delagate the work. |
| 11am to 12pm | Get the status from team about the task they did yesterday and if there are any issues. |
| 12pm to 1pm | Lunch time |
| 1pm to 2pm | Talk to manager, update him about issues, solutions and start working on the task |
| 2pm to 3pm | Continue doing task. |
| 3pm to 4pm | Continue doing task. |
| 4pm to 5pm | Continue doing task. |
| 5pm to 6pm | start packing up .Send mails as required and back to home |
| 6pm to 7pm | |
| 7pm to 8pm | |
| 8pm to 9pm | |
| 9pm to 10pm | |
| 10pm to 11pm | |
| 11pm to 12am |
Table of Contents
How you got your job
How did you get your current job?
referral
What was the application process?
submitted resume
Did you have to interview for your current job? If yes, what did the interview process entail?
yes..I had 3 eounds of interview. first was a group interview and other 2 were individial interview.
If you can remember, what questions were you asked during the interview?
Not now as it has been while since i attend the interview
Do you feel your employer properly prepared you for your job? Explain.
yes.
Was there training for your current position? If yes, what did it entail?
no..the organization has a training for new joinees which is must. I took that training.
Do you feel your educational background prepared you for your job? Explain.
yes. I am masters and that was a basic requirment for them.
If applicable, do you feel your internship experience helped you prepare for your job?
na
If someone wanted to go about getting a job similar to yours, what would you recommend for him or her to do?
I would recommend him to clear the basics first. As thats something most important for a person to grow. I would also ask him to develop some project so that he/she can give some idea.
What skills do you think a person should have if they want to pursue a position like yours?
Social Skill: Communication skills,Writing skills Organazational skills: Team building skills, leading skills technical skills: programming, database knoledge,certification
Do you feel that you need a certain level of education or training to be successful in your job?
Masters degree
What advice would you give to someone who was about to start work in your position/ line of work?
Be clear with basics.
Long-term career plans
Is your current employment part of your overall career plan? Why or why not?
yes..as i want to become architect and i am on the same line
What are your current career goals?
to become an IT architect
Is there anything else you would like to share about your career?
na
Prior work history
Please list your most recent jobs prior to this current job:
| Title | Length | Salary | Description | |
| Prior Job 1 | Senior Software Engineer | 1 years | 8000 | Was to intergrate application, developing enhancement |
| Prior Job 2 | Software Engineer | 2 | 4500 | Was to work on the enhancement as guided by team lead |
Educational background
Please list your educational background:
High School GPA:
| GPA | School | Degree | |
| College (Undergraduate) or Technical/Vocational |
Science college | Computer science | |
| Graduate or Professional (Masters or Doctorate) |
Science college | Statistics |
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