"I run into new exciting challenges every day"

Gustav left a career in the restaurant industry and switched to programming. For a year now, he has been working on developing the core of iCore's integration platform.

Hi Gustav, what do you do at iCore?

- I have been a developer at iCore for a year now and am part of the Atlas team. We are a group that works with the platform itself, the engine for the integrations. My work is product-focused, but if you broaden the perspective of what iCore does, we also have a service-driven business with consultants.

How has your first year at iCore been?

- It has been incredible, what a journey! iCore is a company that regards change as an opportunity for growth and development. iCore does not stand still. In terms of knowledge, I have developed more than I could have imagined. I come across new exciting things every working day. Both for myself and for the company. Shortly after I started, the entire company went on a conference trip to Spain. It was a great start and a good opportunity to get to know the colleagues even better.

What previous experience do you have?

- I have studied systems development at University West and finished the spring semester 2022. My first job was as a consultant, but I felt that the consulting role was not really my thing, at least not so early in my career. That's why I started looking a little more at companies that worked with their own products.

How did you come to apply to iCore?

- iCore appeared in the LinkedIn feed and I thought the service sounded exciting. The interview felt great and I also strongly believe in iCore's product. It is the long-term approach that appeals to me. When you go in and look at the code back in time, which a colleague previously wrote, you see that that person really thought about it.

What does a typical working day look like?

- I am an early riser and start early, around seven o'clock. Then we have a meeting time, stand-up meetings at 9.00 every day. There, everyone highlights what challenges they encountered or other things that need to be discussed. After that, I sit and program all day. We mainly work in C#. Dot.net is our infrastructure.

What is important for you to enjoy a workplace?

- That the work is challenging. I need somewhere where I can be stimulated and a company where it is welcome to work freely and create new things. iCore is a nice workplace. On the first day at work, you are usually walked around and introduced, often with a manager. When I would do such a round at iCore, everyone had already passed by and cheered. It is a very clear example of what iCore is like, and gives a good picture of the culture. People are genuinely interested, kind and nice.

What is the most fun at work?

- What I do. I love programming and solving problems, and it has been a dream for me to be able to practice it in everyday life. But programming can also involve some frustration. The best thing is when you have come up with a solution, and that it is allowed to take its time. There is no stress here at iCore. I get space to solve problems myself in the best way. In the team, we are starting to approach the end of a long, solid work with modernization and modularization of the integration platform. A fun job that gives us a strong position in a constantly and rapidly developing technical landscape.