My time at DealerSocket has been quite the wild ride! Within my first few months at the company I was able to convince the CTO to create a team dedicated exclusively to their Mobile efforts and give me the Scrum Master responsibilities. Fast forward to today and that team is still going full steam ahead, creating the next generation of their Mobile applications using Native toolkits (Swift for iOS and Kotlin for Android) from a complete rewrite using Clean Code and the very latest best practices.
However it has become more and more apparent over time that in order to move my career forward, it is time to look for new challenges outside of DealerSocket. While I love the team I have worked so closely with (as well as all the other talented and exceptional people I have had the joy to work with over the last four years) there are no available opportunities within DealerSocket that will allow me to continue to innovate in the hands-on role that best aligns with my “Maker” sensibilities.
I’m not exactly sure what that next challenge will entail, as I am getting multiple inquiries daily and it will take some time to find that next perfect challenge. Some of the more interesting ones center around using Machine Learning or continuing to grow my Android development skills. However, I am sure that whatever I do finally decide on – it will be something that challenges and excites me!