This blog marks the final entry in a series I’ve been posting over the past three months. It began with my desire to document my experiences as an SWE Fellow at the MLH Fellowship, and in this blog, I’ll be reflecting on my last week and my overall journey as a fellow.
In my previous blog, I mentioned a PR I had submitted that was under review. That PR was eventually approved, merged, and the issue was closed. We also had our end-of-program demo with RBC, where we showcased everything we had accomplished since the mid-program demo and it went really well. Our final pod meeting was a chance for everyone to share their experiences.
Beforehand, each of us was sent a question via email to answer during the meeting. My question was: “You have a unique experience in both SRE and SWE. Where does your heart lie moving forward? How do these skill sets complement each other?” This was because I currently work full-time as an SRE at RBC. I shared my experiences, learned from others, and had a lot of fun during the discussion.
They congratulated us on graduating, and honestly, these past three months flew by so quickly that I didn’t even realize it.
Here’s everything I worked on so far:
- Issues: https://github.com/apache/airflow/issues?q=is%3Aissue%20state%3Aclosed%20assignee%3AAryanK1511
- Pull Requests: https://github.com/apache/airflow/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Aclosed+author%3AAryanK1511
Along the way, I made new friends, gained valuable open-source experience (especially on such a large project), and fulfilled what was once a dream, joining and completing the MLH Fellowship.
This journey has been nothing short of amazing, and I hope you’ve enjoyed following this blog series as much as I’ve enjoyed writing it.