Why I, a Former Programming School Instructor, Aimed to Become an IT Engineer

My name is Sasaki from Aine.
I spent my student days immersed in music and guitar, but before I knew it, 15 years had passed since I became an engineer. I would like to introduce myself.

From Instructor to Engineer

Before becoming an engineer, I taught C language as an instructor at a programming school.
Students would solve practice problems while operating PCs based on teaching materials. If students had questions, I would explain things one-on-one.
I believe the top three most common questions were: 1) how to handle compilation errors (warnings), 2) identifying the cause of unexpected execution results, and 3) the necessity of the grammar being learned (e.g., pointers, unions).
It goes without saying that I had to provide explanations that they could fully understand for those questions, but the most rewarding ones were the questions in category 2. Sometimes I could tell what was wrong at a glance by looking at the program code, and sometimes I couldn't, but in either case, I would go through it step by step while noting down the values of variables (on paper). As I did this, the students would realize for themselves at what point the variable value differed from what they had intended. Some students even went out of their way to write me feedback. I was happy when I found the words, 'I feel like I've gained real skills,' in those notes.
As described, I felt rewarded in my work as an instructor, but I always had a desire to try system development as well. Even though I had various knowledge about the processes of system development, I felt I had to try it to really understand it, so I thought I should give it a go. While I felt that way, it was hard to take the plunge into changing jobs, and several years passed, but because the school's management deteriorated and there were delays in salary payments, I decided to take the leap and change jobs.

That is how I became an IT engineer, and I have been involved in various phases from requirements definition to production release, working on the development of accounting systems, public utility management systems, order management systems, and more. As for programming languages, I have accumulated implementation experience in Java, C/C++, and others.
I have always approached development with an awareness of whether it is truly easy to use from the user's perspective, rather than just meeting requirements.
I will continue to make efforts to develop even better systems.

Currently, I am developing infrastructure processing for a railway company system!

Developing a reservation system for a railway company is my current job.
I am involved in all phases from requirements organization to design, implementation, and testing. Currently, I am mainly in charge of the infrastructure part of the processing. Since infrastructure processing is difficult to see from a business perspective, it may seem like a plain function at first glance, but if there is a defect, it affects the entire system. I have been entrusted with such a critical function, and I feel the weight of that responsibility. I am proceeding with development while paying the utmost attention.
A railway company's reservation system is a system that everyone uses. I am working with a sense of responsibility so that many people can use it with peace of mind and enjoy a comfortable train journey.

Aine is a company where everyone can work with peace of mind

Aine is a small company, but everyone works with ambition and a positive attitude. There are no people who specialize only in testing, which is common in SES companies. Everyone is engaged in development work. Even if the clients we are in charge of are different, a culture of consulting each other when there is something we don't understand has naturally formed, making it a place where everyone can work with peace of mind.
Paid leave can also be taken without difficulty if planned, and I think it is a very easy company to work for. It is a company where I want to continue working for a long time.

Aine Inc. is looking for colleagues to work with

If you are even slightly interested in Aine, please feel free to contact us.
We also welcome those who are not thinking about employment yet but would like to hear more about us, so please feel free to contact us.