A software developer’s career starts with the first few lines of code. Through hard work and dedication, it scales to something much more complex and interesting.
Walter Code’s employee, Sadin Pita, has recently celebrated the 4th anniversary of his work with us, and we decided to interview him about his career path so far. Let’s see what he has to say about a career as a software developer in Walter Code!
My name is Sadin Pita, I am 25 years old and was born in Munich, Germany. I live in Sarajevo, where I graduated from the High School of Electrical Engineering, Department of Computing and Informatics, which marked the beginning of my software developer career.
I later studied at the Faculty of Natural Sciences, in the Department of Mathematics, Theoretical Computer Science, for two years — before dropping out and starting work as a developer!
In my free time, I practice martial arts, which have been my style of life for over 15 years now. For me, it’s been incredibly impactful in the way that it helped me build my spirit, my character, and my confidence both in sports, and business!
Holding a blue belt in Brazilian jiujitsu, as well as a black belt in taekwondo, with over 60 medals from taekwondo as well, just a confirmation that I thoroughly enjoyed it! Besides the two that I have mentioned, I learned about boxing and wrestling, as well.
My first contact with programming was back in elementary school during informatics classes. While most of my peers chose gymnasiums, I decided to enroll in a technical school. It was a chance to learn more about a field I was genuinely interested in, and it may have been the first moment I realized what I wanted to do in life. The next logical step was choosing Computer Science and Informatics as my major, mainly because it offered more programming than any other option.
To further prepare for a career in IT, I started exploring new technologies online. I taught myself about different platforms and programming languages, which quickly led me to create websites and develop desktop applications. As a gamer, I was naturally drawn to game development. I learned the basics of modeling, game design, and other skills driven by my love for creating something from scratch. It was always exciting to see others use or play what I had built and to witness their reactions.
During high school, I also explored graphic design, digital art, video editing, visual effects, and animation. After graduating from the High School of Electrical Engineering, I enrolled in the Faculty of Science and Mathematics. There, I deepened my understanding of mathematics, but I always felt more comfortable with the programming courses. The practical, hands-on work with code kept me motivated and confident in my career choice.
At the Faculty of Science and Mathematics, mathematics plays an important role and is thoroughly covered. However, I was more interested in gaining practical knowledge, so I applied for the Angular course organized by Walter Code in collaboration with Academy387 during my second year of studies.
Walter Code offered interviews at the end of the course, with the chance to get hired based on performance. That was my biggest motivation to start the course, where I learned about frameworks and gained valuable project experience as a programmer.
My hard work paid off. I finished as the best candidate, aced the interview, and landed my first job as a software developer. It was a big deal for me—finally getting to do what I love after countless hours of self-teaching and genuine interest in IT.
During my probation period, I focused on proving my skills, problem-solving abilities, presentation skills, and professionalism.
At that point, I decided to drop out of university. I was eager to gain real-world experience and work on actual projects. I communicated this decision to Walter Code, making it clear that I chose to pursue a career through hands-on learning and professional growth.
The first year of my work was dynamic. I worked on a promising project, which accelerated my development, helped me solve many bugs, and allowed me to showcase my character to colleagues and clients.
Two years in, I joined a team working on an international project for a Swedish client. It helped me grow my business knowledge, learn new technologies, and improve client communication.
Today, I work as a Software Engineer, managing Frontend Development operations within my team. We are currently rewriting an app and implementing new technologies. My role involves organizing the frontend work, presenting new features, and applying my creativity and presentation skills.
My interest in the position of a Software Engineer came with time, as a product of dedicated work, effort, and learning. I never knew exactly which role that would be, but I was always interested in technology and computers. My creativity was always something I loved to express, and the process of making something, and programming it further, it always sounded interesting to me.
How to develop my ideas through programming and the IT world — that’s something I often asked myself.
It all comes down to your dedication, willingness to learn, and the interest you show in programming, testing, or any other IT-related matter. If you check all of the previously-mentioned and believe in yourself, with the hard work you put in, it is only a matter of time before your breakthrough will come.
We live in a time when knowledge is more available than ever, but that isn’t enough. Being able to develop a strong discipline is incredibly important, I would say, as that would be the difference between seizing the opportunity, and missing on it.
Learning how to use Google to your advantage is one of the tips I would also mention throughout this process of learning, it’s almost a must! It was my first choice of finding solutions for my coding problems because I was trying to self-teach myself, not only coding but other stuff regarded technology.
Lastly, there are a lot of opportunities in the IT world, the search for programmers is always on, and I encourage you to sign up for courses, internships, and workshops — not only does it ensure further development and learning, but it also allows you to network with people who think the same way and these connections may be even more valuable than the courses themselves.