It's All About Trusting the Magic of Beginnings
Tags: career, life, webdev
Published: 2019-07-12 07:59:22

After almost two years immersed in countless exciting challenges, it's time to move on.

## My Journey in a Nutshell

One of the funniest things, when I started working at [Beakyn](https://beakyn.com), was realizing that every single piece of code I wrote would run in thousands of computers around America. Up to that moment in my career, I had only worked on small local startups, where the impact of their products had way smaller proportions.

At Beakyn, I had the chance to contribute to a couple of projects that impacted the whole assets inventory management and audience demographic analysis lifecycle of our client, [Outfront Media](https://www.outfrontmedia.com) – one of the largest outdoor media companies in America. 

It all happened combined with efforts to shape a culture of sharing and openness, and I'm so proud of the achievements we've made!

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<img src="https://i.imgur.com/43P7ad2.jpg" alt="Our crew">
<figcaption>Dope team; always doing some crazy dope stuff in the city that never sleeps! 🗽</figcaption>
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I also had the opportunity to present [some of the cool things I learned](https://www.ythecombinator.space/talks) while working on our projects in conferences and meetups. This allowed me to grow my presentation skills (I know there is always a wide room for improvement here, tho) and to create a great network of contacts among our community.

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<img src="https://i.imgur.com/A65WGOO.jpg" alt="A few talks">
<figcaption>I had never traveled that much to attend conferences. 🛫 </figcaption>
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On the personal side, I feel that I have grown so much! My remote working routine allowed me not only to travel a lot more through my country – not staying for too long in any city – but to visit new ones. This made me meet tons of great people, get to know wonderful cultures, experience great things and capture all of [these moments](https://www.instagram.com/ythecombinator) in photos! By the way, it all showed me photography is a strong candidate to become the hobby I've been constantly looking for 📸.

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<img src="https://i.imgur.com/AdwUSvS.jpg" alt="Ah, the sky...">
<figcaption>Watching the sunrise by the window in a plane became one of my greatest moments of peace. 🙏</figcaption>
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## The Need for a Change

Earlier this year, though, I caught myself on LinkedIn, casually looking for a new job, and this made me think that it was time to move on. You know what they say… **when you're feeling attracted by other opportunities, it's a big sign you need a change**. I then applied to some companies and met plenty of great people during the interviews, but one of them really had me from hello… 

## Coming Next

In the coming days, I'll be joining the Front-End division at [STRV](https://www.strv.com) – a mobile & web application development company that supplies start-ups all over the world with applications developed in such prestigious incubators like Y Combinator, 500 Startups, and others. 

I must say that I couldn't be more excited about it, but many things need to happen before I move definitively to the Czech Republic. Meanwhile, I'll be working remotely.

I'm very enthusiastic about what's coming down the line. I really hope to make an impact on the projects, make countless new friends, and bring the best of me to this company and all of its clients and partners.

Furthermore, I also hope to keep pushing great things to production, attend conferences, open-source stuff and help to grow the React.js (and front-end) community.

For those who made it to the end of this post and are somehow part of this journey, thank you so much for everything. I learned more than ever during this time. I really appreciate all kinds of learning and experiences you guys provided to me. 

Wish me luck! 🤞🎆