We reached out to the current group of Graduates in the Fineos Grad Programme from their varying degree disciplines and within different rotations, to ask them some burning questions, as requested by students. Thank you to the Fineos Grads for their time and effort. Let’s see what they have to say!

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Alan
University of New South Wales
Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Computer Science.

Can you let us know what company you are working for and which area of the business you work in or which rotation you are currently in?

I am working for a company called FINEOS which specialises in providing software solutions in the insurance space. I work as a software engineer and my main responsibilities is to design and create features and products for our end-users.

What was the first 6 months like? What have you really enjoyed?

The first 6 months at FINEOS as a graduate was very enjoyable. At the start of the graduate program, I was assigned some business and technical training, which helped me gain a better understanding of the company and its product at a business level and as well at a technical level.
In my first rotation, I got the opportunity to work on Team MONA, both in the QA and software engineering space. As part of Team MONA, we were responsible for designing and producing software solutions that cater to the APAC Customers.

Was your position with the Fineos Grad Programme as you expected it to be? Did anything take you by surprise?

The position was what I had expected initially prior to starting my graduate program.

Everyone is keen on maintaining work/life balance, with that in mind what is the longest day you have put it and have you worked weekends at all?

The most hours I've worked in a day would be 9.5 hours and I have yet to work on a Saturday.

On a day to day basis, what do you work on?

On a normal day, I will start the day of by reading my emails and responding to them. The next thing I would do is to see if there are any updates on the JIRA tickets that I am working on.
After that, I and my team would have a standup where everyone would give their update and their plans for the day.
Most of the day, (If I don't have other meetings) would consist of working on tickets that I have been assigned, whether it be designing, writing code, or testing.
Throughout the day, I would be supporting my team if they need or help, or I would be the one reaching out to them if I need help.

Have you worked on any projects at Fineos?

Some of the projects that I have worked on include, writing APIs, improving our product's accessibility in accordance with WCAG, and working on the APAC version of our product.

What systems do you use for your role in the graduate programme?

Within the software engineering space, we mainly use Java as our programming language and JSP for web page creation. Besides that, we also use Oracle, Gradle, and Docker.
As for the general software we use, teams and outlook are used for communication purposes.

What sort of support are you provided at Fineos?

There is a lot of support within the training and upskilling space. There are a vast number of resources available for us to do so and we are also encouraged and given the time and money to do so.
With regards to other matters, I can reach out to the appropriate person whether that be my team, direct leader, or other individuals in the company.

What skills do you think you need to succeed in your role and do they differ from what you envisioned?

As it is a software engineering position, having adequate knowledge of programming is crucial.
In addition to this, it is obviously important to have good interpersonal and communication skills and as well as being a team player, as most of the work we do, we complete it in a team.

What are the best perks or benefits at Fineos?

Perks include an Employee Assistance Program, Company-sponsored insurance, and also a club where we get together and have fun.

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Saad Jaber

Can you let us know what company you are working for and which area of the business you work in or which rotation you are currently in?

FINEOS, Fintech space, I have currently finished my graduate program working as a software engineer

What was the first 6 months like? What have you really enjoyed?

The first 6 months were wonderful. i was extremely nervous at the start but the great community at FINEOS welcomed me with open arms and i really enjoyed the constant support i was getting to start my career

Was your position with the Fineos Grad Programme as you expected it to be? Did anything take you by surprise?

My position was exactly as i expected it to be. From the modules onboarding training all the way to when i was put on the product build team. Went through all the rotations to make sure i become a well rounded software engineer with attention to detail to how i develop the software whilst complying with standards.

Everyone is keen on maintaining work/life balance, with that in mind what is the longest day you have put it and have you worked weekends at all?

all my days were 7 hours and 30 minutes long. My Manager would remind me to log off at exactly 5:30 and not work extra. Once i wanted to stay back to finish off a feature i was working on at the end of the week on friday and i was allowed to stay just a bit longer

On a day to day basis, what do you work on?

Software engineering, writing code, developing unit tests and integration tests for features i work on as well as attend daily standup meetings and wider company catch-ups and update sessions

Have you worked on any projects at Fineos?

Helped Develop a new framework for automated testing, Also worked on preparing a Demo of our software to a potential client in the Asian market. And recently working on building out new features for our product

What systems do you use for your role in the graduate programme?

i'm assuming this is asking about tools we use: Eclipse,git,source tree ,docker at the moment

What sort of support are you provided at Fineos?

Ample support from my manager to make sure i'm learning as best i could and the team members provide me with step by step support if needed to help in my learning. Really the people here make it an amazing place to work.

What skills do you think you need to succeed in your role and do they differ from what you envisioned?

I would say basic/intermediate coding understanding and technical abilities, the rest you can pick up during your graduate program!

What are the best perks or benefits at Fineos?

Great environment to work in with great people, Employee Assistance program to help with personal employee issues.

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