Not content with just learning in the classroom, Achmad Hadzami Setiawan was eager to gain knowledge and practice his skills through the Certified Internship and Independent Study Program (MSIB) at PT Gojek Indonesia, which ran from Feb. 14 to Jun. 30, 2024.
Hadzami took full advantage of this internship to gain valuable experience and improve his skills in software engineering.
“The internship opportunity at Gojek Indonesia provided me with valuable experiences and enriched my portfolio,” said the 2021 student of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (FMIPA UGM) to reporters on Tuesday (Sep. 3).
Hadzami shared that during his internship and independent study, he was placed on the GoCorp team, a B2B (business-to-business) service that manages company expenses and reimbursements.
As a software engineer intern, his responsibilities included developing internal APIs (Application Programming Interfaces), integrating GoCorp services with Salesforce, identifying tech debt and solutions, and managing and planning the migration of GoCorp applications from the old infrastructure to the new one.
He was involved in understanding requirements, creating step-by-step documentation, implementing coding and testing through programming and user testing, and monitoring during the development process, such as publishing application changes and adhering to company standards such as logging and application performance monitoring.
“During the internship, I had a routine schedule like stand-up meetings, IPM, and sprint retrospectives,” he explained.
Hadzami described his time interning at PT Gojek Indonesia as enjoyable. The company provided fun entertainment facilities to help relieve stress, and the working hours were quite flexible.
“I could start work at eleven o’clock to avoid traffic,” he added.
He also found the work environment to be highly adaptive and supportive. Hadzami gained international experience through interactions with engineers from outside Indonesia who collaborated with his team.
“During my initial orientation at PT Gojek Indonesia, I was immediately assigned tasks, even though I was unfamiliar with the technology. The same happened during the infrastructure migration, where I was unfamiliar,” Hadzami shared.
To adapt to the team and the new responsibilities, Hadzami always made a list of essential questions and actively sought advice from his colleagues. His perseverance during the internship earned him recognition, with seven of his courses converted to 20 credits.
He said many subjects he took during his studies, such as databases, computer networks, and software engineering workshops, were beneficial during his internship.
Hadzami aspires to continue his education and build a career abroad, eventually bringing the knowledge and experience back to Indonesia to serve as a CTO (Chief Technology Officer) or principal software engineer at a startup or tech company.
Universitas Gadjah Mada also provides broad opportunities for students to apply their knowledge in various sectors as part of its commitment to supporting sustainable development.
Bondan Wijanarko, Coordinator of Interdisciplinary Learning at the UGM Directorate of Education and Teaching, explained that MSIB is a comprehensive career preparation program that allows students to study outside their major with guaranteed credit conversion recognized by the university.
“This year, a total of 1,055 students are participating in the program from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology,” he said.
Report by: B. Diah Listianingsih
Author: Bolivia Rahmawati
Editor: Gusti Grehenson
Post-editor: Afif