Many still think that Devs (Software Developers) always work in big tech corporations, but the fact is that any industry focusing on digitalization requires highly skilled developers to enhance and optimize the customer experience. At this quick and promising pace of development, consumer finance in Vietnam is opening multiple opportunities for Devs to contribute and prove their skills.
Let's meet Mr. Tu Nguyen, a DevOps Engineer in IT Development Sales & CoreDevOps at Home Credit - a leading international Digital Enterprise in the consumer finance industry.
💠Hi Tu, as someone already working in the industry, can you tell us what opportunities are waiting for new Devs in consumer finance, particularly at Home Credit?
🔸 Digitalization projects that companies execute are key projects that receive huge amounts of investment. Working on these projects helps you learn quickly, and you will receive attention if you prove your potential. This is a chance that few graduates have.
At Home Credit, I am working on two projects: E-signing (electronically signing to simplify the process by eliminating the need for paper) and BNPL (Buy now Pay later, a trendy form of an installment loan for making purchases). The company's key projects help me learn the most and build my confidence to pursue other projects of the same size.
💠Are there any other advantages in becoming a developer at Home Credit?
🔸 In software development, having a standardized and synchronized work process will help minimize many of the risks in execution. In addition, a lot of projects that Devs work on are pioneering in the industry, so information security is essential. These things are crucially important to the new developers because working in a professional environment at the start helps you create your habits and ideas relating to these, which makes later work much easier. You can have all of that at Home.
Not only that, but Home Credit also has a detailed quality standard assessment system for developing technology solutions with massive IT infrastructure, providing precious learning opportunities for young developers.
💠Besides learning from projects, how can Devs improve their knowledge and other skills?
🔸 At Home Credit, young developers can learn more job-related skills, necessary tools, or programming languages. Some people start with only background knowledge, but when they are guided in detail by experienced colleagues, they progress very quickly and can take on key roles in their projects.
In addition, the DevOps community at Home is developing strongly - they always share and cultivate each other's knowledge to improve their skills. It cannot be denied that if you have a solid foundation and eagerness to learn, you will go far in the industry and at Home.
Home Credit regularly organizes training sessions on market knowledge for employees - this is an absolutely crucial factor to help developers create more user-friendly and helpful products for customers. Being a good developer is not just about coding but also understanding users in order to create technological solutions to their problems.
💠What about the benefits while working for a financial services company?
🔸 As a growing industry with huge potential, the consumer finance industry invests a lot in software & tech development personnel. Home Credit is no exception. The developer positions at Home all have a high income compared to the industry average, along with holiday and insurance benefits. The working environment is open, especially the cafeteria with a 5-star standard barista right in the office, making it easy for you to relax after a tiring working day. Those are the points that make Home Credit different from many other companies.