Can you tell us about your journey with Keeper Solutions so far?

I started with Keeper Solutions in January of 2019 as an intern. I was fortunate to have this opportunity in my third year of college as part of a co-op programme at the University of Limerick, where I was studying Mobile Communication and Security. Keeper Solutions hired me as an intern in the Varazdin office in Croatia. I also had the opportunity to work in the Zagreb office, which was a memorable office, as it was located on the 23rd floor, and was higher than most of the buildings I’ve been in.

Following my internship in Varazdin, I completed my college degree and was very grateful to Stephen and the Keeper team who hired me after leaving college. Today, I am working on Keeper Solutions’ first IP, the ‘VR Room’ project.

Can you tell us a little bit about what it’s like to work in Croatia?

Being born and raised in Ireland, the first thing I have to point out is the weather. It snows in winter and it’s sunny in summer. One of my favourite things to do in Varazdin was to go ice-skating every evening. The city had converted a local park, which was located beside a castle into a skating rink.

The other big difference for me was the language. Trying to learn “good day” (dobar dan) and “how are you?” (kako si ti) took way longer than it should have. Thankfully the Varazdin team was there to help with the pronunciation. They also taught me some other words and phrases that came in handy. They even bought me a T-shirt with one of our favourite phrases.

What are you enjoying about your role at Keeper Solutions?

Honestly, the trust. Even though I’m just out of college, the company trusts me to do my work, and that if I have a problem I can bring it to my project manager or someone senior in the company, and they will help me. We have some very talented senior engineers and so far they have solved every problem I’ve brought them. It’s very reassuring to be trusted but to know that should I need senior support it’s there, and that it’s so good.