Coming into the traineeship you already have strong foundations in software development. We will help you solidify those foundations even further, give you the chance to build your coding muscles on exercises and projects and help you get the additional skills you need to work effectively as a developer on projects for international clients.

• Algorithm training (in JavaScript).
• React.js
• Node.js
• TailwindCSS
• Very strong foundations in plain JavaScript. You need to have clear mental models of all aspects of the language.

Please note that we do not provide you with an introduction into the technologies mentioned above. We expect you to already be familiar with JavaScript, React.js and node.js. The traineeship is about deepening your understanding and practicing your skills to get to the level of international projects.
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Beyond that we put great focus on:

• Test Driven Development, Unit Tests, Integration Tests.
• CI/CD pipelines with various tools.
• Principles of UX for web development and working in Figma.
• Principles of QA.
• Advanced use of git and github

We will also ensure you have a very effective developer workflow and understand everything about:

• Work-breakdown structure for software development projects.
• Best practices of developer workflows, code review and QA processes.
• CI/CD pipelines with various tools.
• Principles of UX for web development and working in Figma.
• Trello, Jira, Confluence and related tools.

We want you to be familiar with the main tools used in the digital industry and also gain the ability to quickly and effectively teach yourself to use a new tool. That's why, every Friday for the first 3 months, we spend 4 hours learning a number of core digital industry tools:

• API tools such as zapier and postmaster.
• Image editing tools such as gimp and scribus.
• Collaboration tools such as notion, monday.com or airtable, and many more.

Depending on your learning curve you will start working on real-life client projects between month 2 and 4 of your traineeship.

• You will be a full member of the project's developer team, but with a reduced workload, allowing you to continue participating in all the traineeship exercises and meetings.
• You will receive code-reviews and in-depth technological feedback both from your fellow developers on the project and form a designated senior developer who will be acting as your personal coding coach

We conduct daily exercises for typical communication situations on client projects, including:

• Giving written and oral work updates.
• Giving and receiving briefings.
• The remaining time is used for self-study based on the materials and exercises we provide you with.
• Clear and effective communication in meetings.
• Communicating problems and blockers.
• Giving and receiving feedback.
• Preparing and giving presentations on advanced technical topics.
• Preparing and giving presentations on project progress and technical features.

You will receive in-depth trainings and ample opportunity to practice and get feedback on the following general professional skills:

• Task management.
• Time management.
• Digital project management.
• Agile product development methodologies.
• Effective research of technological topics.
• Effective reading of technology related articles.
• General mental agility: creativity, improvisation, speed, logical thinking, structured problem solving.

You receive frequent personal coaching sessions in which your professional skill development and your performance in the traineeship are evaluated together with you and your coach helps you find ways to further improve and speed up your growth.