As I wrap up this week of finals, I am pleased to begin my internship next Monday at Trimble as a Software Reliability Engineer. For context, Trimble is an industrial technology company that supports a multitude of industries such as construction, government, geospatial, agriculture, transportation, natural resources, etc. My primary role will be to understand product needs and existing monitoring tools, collaborate with developers to align new features with market demands and implement automation to maintain cloud infrastructure policies. In layman’s terms, I’m basically making sure computer systems in the cloud work effectively by setting them up right, keeping an eye on how they’re doing and updating them when needed while also making sure everything follows the rules.
My primary goals for the internship include networking with the team and my peers, receiving guidance from my mentor, gaining relevant hand’s on experience, gaining better confidence in my technical skills and understand cloud infrastructure technologies and streaming platforms such as Terraform and Apache Kafka. At my previous internship last summer 2023, I focused more on the backend systems and building out APIs. I leveraged technologies like GraphQL, Docker, and Datadog while using Python and SQL. Now, I am excited to jump into the platform side of things as I’ve become increasingly interested in the delivery and stability of production environments.
Outside of work, I recently came across Asian American Town, a self-funded project uniting Asian communities. They organize the Legendary Makers Market, Oregon’s largest Asian-focused event showcasing the stories of Asian artists and artisans. This summer, the event returns on July 26-28 with support from the City of Beaverton. More details can be found at https://www.legendarymakersmarket.com/.
They’ve also launched a mini-summer pop-up series, offering a space for new and smaller vendors with fewer entry barriers compared to the main event. This Saturday, June 15th, I’m excited to attend one of these LMM mini markets at Warsugai PDX. I’ll be debuting Ye Jia 叶佳 (Instagram: @yejiabeads), where I showcase bracelets inspired by nature for the first time! I’m thrilled to share this space with other Asian artists and meet the community. Exploring new avenues and branching out more this year has been a goal of mine, and I can’t wait for this opportunity.
Stay tuned as I look forward to sharing more about my journey throughout the summer!