Can you tell us your background?

I’m from Budapest, Hungary, and now I live in Japan. This is my third year working at Yaraku as a developer.

How He Reached Japan

Why did you move to Japan?

When I was attending university back in Hungary, I met my future wife. We stayed together in Hungary for three years, but living in Hungary was never an option for me, so we moved and settled down in Japan.

Career Path as a Developer ― ‘Code Is Like a Statue’

What do you find interesting about programming?

My whole approach to programming is that I treat it like art. For me, a program code is like a statue that you always go back to; you always chip at it a little bit, make it a bit nicer, a bit better. And that’s what I like, that you can always find places to improve. It’s never just a static thing and it changes constantly.

How He Sees Yaraku—’Investing in Each Other’

What do you think is appealing about Yaraku?

It’s difficult to point out just one thing, but people and ideas are valued in Yaraku. So I feel like as much as I’m investing my time in the company, the company invests a lot in me as well. And we are becoming better together, investing together.

―That’s a wonderful way to see it! Do you think Yaraku has changed since you joined the company?

It certainly became slightly larger since I joined. But I wouldn’t say there has been any crucial or sudden change yet. It’s more like a nice, slow evolution.

And speaking of its future, what kind of people would you like to work with?

People that are just interested in a lot of things. I think that’s what makes people good professionally and also interesting as a person, if you’re interested in a lot of things and willing to try out new things.

The Teamwork at Yaraku is Simply “Amazing”

How’s your team environment?

Oh, my team is amazing. I love them as people and as professionals as well. They are skilled, they are nice. I think most people might be able to agree that people are the most important thing in the workplace. It matters who you work with.

Dev Team Meetup in Fukuoka

Do you sometimes have arguments or differences of opinion?

Not really. Most of the time we’re on the same page, especially when it comes to technical things. If anybody has a different idea, we just explore everything and make decisions together. So I can’t say that it ever goes to a conflict stage or anything like that.

And for you personally, what is the hardest part of the job you’re doing right now?

Right now I have some responsibility for delegating some work and doing some time management, like scheduling. I’m still struggling to do it efficiently and well, but I hope one day I’ll be able to handle it all more smoothly.

You’ve been taking on a lot with time management and the big project. Do you get stressed at work sometimes?

I get stressed at work when I feel like I’m not working fast enough.

How do you relieve your stress?

I tend to go for long walks and take some pictures on the way.

His film camera

Future Plans: Pursuing What He Wants to Do

Do you have anything you want to do in the future?

I want to work with electricity. So probably next summer I’m planning to take the Class-2 Electrician Skills Test (第二種電気工事士試験).

Wow, why are you interested in electricity?

Maybe that you can’t see the power with your own eyes but there is some magic running in the wires according to some strict rules. And I just somehow like that. I think the second grade is not that difficult when it comes to electrical theory and stuff; it’s more like I just need to learn a couple of the terms in Japanese.

After you get the certificate, are you going to quit Yaraku and become an electrician?🥺

No😂, but I might do some electrician work on the weekend. The job you could do with that certificate is doing electrical wiring in houses—the light switches, light fixtures, for both renovation and new houses. Basically any electrical system that has a total load under 6,000 watts, so regular houses.

―Sounds exciting!
Lastly, if there’s anything you value in life, could you share that with us?

Yeah, there is one saying that really helped me get my position in Yaraku and also improve myself a lot: “never study what you’re doing, study what you want to do.” And I think that can help a lot of people out.