A little while ago, our intern Vladut was telling you in a blogpost about his first week at 4PSA. His article became so popular that we decided to share more of how our interns feel about working and learning at 4PSA. Today, we start a new series about their experiences where you’ll get to take a peek at what 4PSA Cool Summer Internship is all about.
David, one of our Apps Core interns, has a couple of things to say about his first task at 4PSA.
Today we have a guest post written by Vladut, who is an intern at 4PSA’s Cool Summer Internship. Enjoy!
Even though the week starts on Monday around these parts, for me last week started on Sunday because – enthusiasm. Monday proved to be extremely fast-paced and it was dedicated entirely to us, the interns. We started to know each other a little, learning everyone’s names and forgetting them the next second 🙂 I was quite surprised to see that, despite all the stereotypes and urban legends surrounding software companies, the number of girls was almost equal to the number of guys.
Today you’ll find us at the Politehnica University of Bucharest, we are here to recruit la crème de la crème of geeks-like-us 😉 We’ve prepared a technical session, a healthy dose of fun, as well as a biking contest for the chance to nab a Raspberry Pi 2 kit – a must have for any aspiring engineer.
Two of our senior engineers already delighted students with a presentation about 4PSA technologies. If you’re left with goosebumps after the tech-session, you’re probably good to run for Clouder at 4PSA. We’re waiting for you at our booth ready to answer any questions you may have about Cool Summer Internship 2015.
Once you’ve grabbed your free t-shirt and a snack, take a chance in the Bike to the Cloud Challenge where you’ll hop on a contraption with pedals and a big screen.
“The best way to predict the future is to invent it.”
Alan Kay uttered this quote in a fit of passion at a 1971 meeting of PARC (Palo Alto Research Center), and it’s as true today as it was back then.
Here at 4PSA, we strongly agree with this mindset. This is why we make it our business to hire the brightest minds right out of school, nurture them, give them purpose, all while making the world a better place for everyone.
I’ve never had the experience of an internship. Back when I started, you’d work under somebody’s wing for a week a max and that was it. No real internships. And so, every time we have students in our office, like we did three days ago at Cloud Night, I get slightly curious and envious. 🙂 I wish I had that too. A company that would open their offices just for me, introduce me to its teams, show me what they do, treat me like a professional, pamper me a little bit. And all that for my own growth, which would eventually lead to the company’s growth. Looks like a pretty fair chance to me.
We are students, we may not fight with lightsabers, but we definitely had an internship. A great internship, we might add. 🙂
We’re writing this from the orange open space office, where we worked with the 4PSA team and… we became part of it. Here, we had a great summer, we made friends and learned a lot of cool things. But, more importantly, we felt like we belonged to this large family.
Time for drifter Johnny to finally go home and for you to relax, as this is our last problem in the 2013 Cool Summer Internship race. Thank you for sending us your solutions, it was surprising to see so many good ones we received!
We expect your proposals here by Thursday, May 2nd, 10:00 AM GMT. Do not forget about the rules.
Johnny is drunk homesick. After having spent the past years on the Island of Despair, he has suddenly decided to sail home. For this, he managed to build a boat. During his sailing, he discovered that the boat is small and cannot withstand a storm. As if it wasn’t enough, Johnny drank too much rum and is afraid of getting lost. Definitely, not a good day for sailing.
With a weather as sunny as this, who would stay indoors? Definitely not Johnny! 🙂
Check out this week’s problem to see what it’s all about. As always, keep in mind the rules and send us your solutions here by Tuesday, April 23rd, 10:00 AM GMT! Good luck! 🙂
Keep in mind that the competition is almost over! We will have only one more problem next week.
We can’t kick off the weekend without a brain twister, can we? 😀 Here’s our third problem to keep you company by Tuesday, April 16th, 10:00 AM GMT! That’s the deadline to submit your awesome solutions. Do not forget about the rules and submit your results here.
Undoubtedly, you are familiar with cloud storage. Still, have you ever wondered how they are designed? To find out, you need to address some of the problems that are most frequently encountered while such a model is being shaped.
It’s a commonly accepted fact that in order to succeed in something, you have to surround yourself with people and ideas that push you in the right direction. To that effect, I want to make it clear that, when you become a 4PSA Clouder, nothing can stop you from becoming the next rock star in software.
When I started writing code for a living, everything seemed freakishly complex. Why? Because there was no one around to guide me through the rough terrain of learning different APIs at once, to point out the mistakes in my design, and offer advice on how to code better and faster.