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Gruneになぜ入ったのか？きっかけは？

Because it is a company that prioritizes English and internationisation I felt that we could use advanced technology where there is no documentation in Japanese. I felt this would gives us an advantage over other companies which don`t prioritize English.

会社の雰囲気、社風は？

We have good size desks, 1-2 extra monitors, there are plants everywhere and we can play music in the background. It`s a very pleasant environment to work in.

社長はどんな人ですか？

He really cares about the development of people at Grune, particularly new graduates. He encourages all of us to learn not just technical skills, but core skills like logical thinking and critical thinking. Also if there is a shy member he will try to include them. He goes to lunch with staff maybe once a month and he created a program called English lunch so that member can improve their English. Also if there is a type of project you want to work on(AI, VR etc), he will try to assign you to that project, because he wants staff to be happy in what they do, as much as possible.

あなたが思うGruneの強みは？

I think our focus on continuously improving our work in terms of time, quality and cost is our strength. We are always asking "why is this process necessary? ", "would it be better if we did this?"
This means we can save our time which ultimately increases our salary and allows to have better work life balance compared to other Japanese companies.

Gruneをどんな会社にしたいですか？

I want to create an environment where Engineers can speak English comfortably and enjoy speaking English. I would also like to help Grune in dealing with international clients.

現在の仕事内容は？

I am managing two large projects. One is for a nationwide real estate service and one is a service helping users to find cheap and easy to use parking near them.

For projects that I manage, I coordinate the entire software development lifecycle end to end from requirement definition to system design to user testing and SEO.

In addition I am in charge of English education for all members. I help translate technical documents and prepare classes focused on English that is necessary for Engineers.

チャレンジしてみたい仕事は何ですか？

1. Develop a service for engineers and other IT professionals learning English. Particularly, I think Engineers in Japan actually know lots of relevant vocabulary, but need help to become confident in spoken and written English.
2. Manage projects that apply machine learning for a customer problem, for example recommendation systems and natural language processing.

5年後のありたい姿を教えてください

My target is to be an Engineering Manager, managing cross functional teams of programmers, designers and project managers directly.

Gruneになぜ入ったのか？きっかけは？

グローバルな環境に身を置いて、自身のIT技術を伸ばせる会社を探していたところ、Gruneを見つけました。
山下さんとお話しした際、Gruneに対する熱い思いと夢を聞いて「エンジニアとして圧倒的な成長ができるのはここしかない！」と確信し、入社を決めました。
入社するまでに、インターン生としてGruneでHTML、CSS、JavaScript、PHP、MySQLなどのプログラミング言語を猛勉強して習得しました。
When I was looking for a company where I could develop my IT skills in a global environment, I found Grune.
When I spoke with Mr. Yamashita and heard his passion and dreams for Grune, I was convinced that "this is the only place where I can achieve overwhelming growth as an engineer!" I was convinced and decided to join Grune.
Before joining Grune, I studied hard and mastered programming languages such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, and MySQL at Grune as an intern.

会社の雰囲気、社風は？

フレンドリーでとても働きやすい環境だと思います！先輩は優しい方ばかりなので、些細な質問にも親身になって聞いてくださいます。また、IT未経験者の私にも様々な仕事に挑戦させていただけます。エンジニア未経験の私でも安心かつ前向きに業務に取り組めています。
I think Grune is a friendly and very pleasant environment to work in! All the seniors are friendly, so please listen to even the most trivial questions. Also, I am inexperienced in IT, but I can take on different tasks, I have no engineering experience, but I feel relaxed and positive about my work.

社長はどんな人ですか？

何事にもチャレンジし続ける、エネルギーの塊のような熱い方だと思います。
「やることは前提で、あとはどうやってやるかを考えて行動する」と仰っていたのがとても印象的です。これだけアクティブで行動力がある社長は他にいないと思います！
I think he is a hot person, like a blast of energy that keeps challenging everything.
It was very impressive to hear him say, "Assume what you are going to do, then think about how you are going to do it and act accordingly". I don't think there's any other president that's as active and engaged as he is!

あなたが思うGruneの強みは？

技術面はもちろんですが、エンジニアとして世界で戦える力を身につけることが強みだと思います。
これからの未来を生き抜いていくためにはどんな力が必要か、論理的思考力を身につけるためにはどう学習したらいいかなど、メンバーのスキルを底上げする取り組みをGrune全体で行っています。
また、国籍問わず様々なバックグラウンドを持ったメンバーがいるので、多様な価値観を学んでいけるところも魅力に感じています。
In addition to the technical side, I think Grune's strength is that you can acquire the ability to compete on the world stage as an engineer.
Grune makes efforts to acquire logical thinking, such as what kind of skills are needed to survive in the future, and how to learn to logical thinking.
Also, there are members from different backgrounds regardless of nationality, so I find it attractive to be able to learn different values.

Gruneをどんな会社にしたいですか？

国内外問わず、Gruneに関わる全ての人にITの力で良い変化を与えられる会社にしていきたいです。
Gruneは海外支社があり、日本にとらわれない価値観、IT技術と触れ合うことができます。そこで得た考えや力を活かして良い変化を伝播させていきたいです。
I want to make Grune a company that can bring about positive changes through the power of IT for everyone involved with Grune, both in Japan and overseas.
Grune has overseas branches, so I can come into contact with IT technology and values that are not tied to Japan. I would like to use the ideas and strengths I have gained to spread positive changes.

現在の仕事内容は？

プロジェクトマネージャーとして顧客対応、インドネシアチームと連携しながら開発業務を行なっております。
また、インターン生の学習とスケジュール調整等のサポートも行っています。
インターン生と接する上で、IT未経験だからこそできるアドバイス、論理的に考える力や課題解決力を身に付けられるようなサポートを心がけています！
As a project manager, I deal with customers and conduct development work in cooperation with the Indonesian team.
I also support the interns in their learning and schedule coordination.
I'm trying to give intern students the best advice I can because I have no IT experience and support the interns so that they can acquire the ability to think and solve problems on their own!

チャレンジしてみたい仕事は何ですか？

プロジェクトマネージャーとしてWeb開発やモバイルアプリの開発に携わってみたいです。
今はIT初心者ですが、Gruneはさまざまなことにチャレンジさせてくれます。
経験を積み重ねて一つのプロジェクトをマネジメントできる人材へと成長していきたいです。
I would like to be involved in web development and mobile app development as a project manager.
I'm currently a beginner in the IT field, but Grune challenges me in many ways.
I would like to gain experience and grow into someone who can manage a single project.

5年後のありたい姿を教えてください

今以上の技術力を身につけて、プロジェクトマネージャーとしてメンバーの力を最大限に引き出し、バリューのある仕事ができる存在になりたいです。
日々の業務を通して、まだまだ成長できる部分を発見しています。
また、会社のメンバーに支えていただいています。
様々な経験をこれからも積み重ね、今度は私自身が支えまとめる存在として、貢献していきたいです。
I want to acquire more technical skills than I have now, and as a project manager, I want to maximize the strengths of my members and become a person who can do valuable work.
Through my daily work, I discover areas where I can grow.
I'm also supported by the members of the company.
I want to continue to gain different experiences and become a person who can support and organize others and contribute to the Grune.

Why did you choose Grune?

A beautiful coincidence if I can say. Due to personal preference, I want to return to my home country in Bali, Indonesia after 5 years of staying in Japan. I was an instructor of the CEO (Yamashita San) to learn Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian language) for about 1 year. He offered me to open a new office for Grune in Bali, Indonesia. At that time Grune already has an office in Yogyakarta City with employees of around 15 people. At first, I was hesitant to accept it because I did not have professional education or experience in the IT field. However, knowing that I can start something new and build my own team in Bali, finally I accepted the offer. I started Bali Office with 4 members in February 2019, and now we have a total of 15 members (developers and 3D artists) in Bali.

How is the Grune working atmosphere?

As a manager, It is my job to make sure we can achieve a conducive working environment. It was very challenging for me at first time but gradually we can be better step by step with continuous improvement. There are 3 approaches I believe are essential to provide a good working condition. 1. First, all members need to know exactly what they have to do. Thus, the task should be prepared in advance with a clear description. It encourages each member to have a specific goal every day. 2. A working flow must be clear (for example, how to use git). Therefore, simple yet concise documentation or standard operational procedures (SOP) must exist. 3. All members must be trained to have good communication skills. Good communication reduces the risk of miscommunication and wrong assumptions between each other. The way of communication should be clear and effective. With good communication, trust will grow between you and your co-worker. I think trust is very important to be a strong team.

What do you think about Japanese Members?

As typical Japanese, all Japanese member are very supportive and kind. They also willing to sacrifice time to learn English for better communication with Indonesian team.

How is the CEO?

I think Yamashita-San is a very interesting Japanese. I learn many things from him either about life or IT knowledge. One example that I want to share is the importance of enjoying your life. Of course, you should enjoy your work. However, sometimes work can be overwhelming and stressful. In that case, you have to find other aspects in life that make you happy every day. It can be your hobby or something else. Yamashita-San enjoys his hobby of surfing every day before he starts working. Another example is to grow yourself by accepting challenges or move out of your comfort zone. For example, he learns Bahasa (Indonesian Language) consistently and put effort to do it.

In your opinion what is the excellence of Grune?

Not many Japanese companies can work together smoothly with overseas partners. I think Grune has a "know-how" about overseas collaboration. Grune also can provide an international working environment for the member.

Why did you choose the IT field for your career?

IT is an interesting field. You can start with minimum capital. Just a notebook and internet connection. the question is whether you want to give it a try and willing to learn or not.

What kind of company would you like Grune to be in the future?

I think Grune should grow to be a company that can change people to be a better person, become professional regardless of they keep staying in Grune or not. I want Grune to be a company that can keep competitive salaries and various compensation to the member. In addition, I want Grune to be an IT company that build interesting products (Web System, Apps, VR/AR, etc).

What is your current responsibility for Grune?

As I mentioned above, I am working as General Manager for the Grune team in Indonesia. I am in charge of company administration, hiring, human resource development, project management, and communication with the Japan team. My background working as a scientist during my Ph.D. courses was a little bit lonely for me. Now I am working with a lot of people with intense communication and planning every day. Surprisingly, I actually enjoy managing people and doing project management. I want to build a strong and professional IT team. I hope Grune can grow to be an IT company with 50-100 people in the next 5 years.

Why did you choose Grune?

A dilemma of choosing a path to become a full-time designer or programmer brought me to Grune. Working in design requires extra creativity and inspiration is not always your good friend. I thought that I had enough of these and then I turned myself into a full-time programmer. I applied to Grune and get welcomed by Mr. Ida which I did not expect to be a young man with many life experiences, talking behind the phone. We started with 4 people and never knew we could grow this fast.

How is the Grune working atmosphere?

To be honest, the first month of work was quite a challenge. We did not know each other that much and trust was something we built along the way. I have learned a lot from these great people around me. Being a programmer, I realized technical skill is not the first on the list. Communication and writing skills come first. We did not know that back then. Today, I am trusted to lead a small team consisting of 3-4 developers. I shall retain this responsibility the best I could.

What do you think about Japanese Members?

It may sounds cliche but the Japanese team is indeed very supportive and kind. Even with the language barriers, we both have, they never hesitate to support everything every time.

How is the general manager?

The manager in Bali has what it takes to be a great conductor of the Bali office. The man is wise as a leader and is young enough to have fun with. He can be funny and hilarious at the right time. Most importantly he listens to every member both as a leader and a friend. I learned many great things from his leadership.

In your opinion what is the excellence of Grune?

Grune has to be one of the best places in their field that you should consider to be working in. We have been working and collaborating overseas without almost any issue even in this uncertain time. The company appreciates every member. It also exposes you to international working experience which I enjoy the most when I was working as a freelancer.

Why did you choose the IT field for your career?

If I was not a web developer, I would have been a full-time graphic designer. Being a designer requires a huge amount of creativity, not everyone has that, and certainly, I am not one of them. Furthermore, inspiration does not always come to you. I thought it would be hard for me to work full-time with all these limitations I have. Here I am now being a code writer.

What kind of company would you like Grune to be in the future?

I hope Grune could always be a fun workplace as it is right now for all of us. I hope Grune will be the best workplace to innovate, learn, and practice the latest technologies, etc.

What is your current responsibility for Grune?

As a member, I am responsible to participate in keeping the working experience great for others. As a web developer, I am responsible for improving the company and assure its product quality, especially in the frontend area which I am most capable of. Building something easy to use is difficult. As a team leader, I am responsible for managing my small team, assisting them with various information, keeping the assignment and workflow stay fluent.

What is your dream job?

Well, I actually have no preference for what my dream job is. I enjoy working in fields that I am passionate about. Sadly I only have two which are designing and programming. Other than that, the people and the working environment take the most important role in creating such an enjoyable working experience. I love learning new things related to my passion. So, as long as the job allows me to learn and practice new things and technologies, I would love to call it my dream job. In regard to the working location, I am highly interested in working in foreign countries.

Why did you choose Grune?

I was searching for a job and I saw a job vacancy from Grune. I tried to get information about the company and it was mentioned that I will work with people from overseas. I thought it would be very interesting to work in an international environment. I never work with people from overseas so I gave it a shoot to apply.

How is the Grune working atmosphere?

I think the working atmosphere is good. Grune members helped each other regardless of different task assignments. I think all members have a good personality which contributed to make a good working environment where all members can grow.

What do you think about Japanese Members?

I think Japanese members are very supportive regardless of the language barrier. Japanese members give task step by step and care about the details. I learn a lot from them.

How is the general manager?

I think the manager is a good leader. He is still young and willing to listen to our opinion. He always tries to make the working atmosphere enjoyable. I actually did not pass the initial test because the checker thought that my coding approach is a little bit strange. However, the manager invited me to the office to explain why I approach in a such way. So I feel there is no judgment, sometimes we have our own thought when approaching something. I felt the working environment is very good.

In your opinion what is the excellence of Grune?

I think the excellence of Grune is the working environment created by members. The members have good communication with each other. In the beginning, I thought it would be hard for me to adapt when I joined the company like what I experienced when working with other companies. However, it was easier for me to adapt and I enjoy the working environment.

Why did you choose the IT field for your career?

IT is interesting. There is always a new thing to learn and with this internet era and Youtube, it is easy to get the learning material. The important thing is we must have a solid foundation, it will help when we learn new things.

What kind of company would you like Grune to be in the future?

I want Grune to be a bigger company with more members. I hope the good working atmosphere can be maintained.

What is your current responsibility for Grune?

I am a web developer, and mostly I worked on the back-end implementation. I implemented features based on the given specifications for specific projects. As a member, I also help support junior members and to participate in maintaining a good working environment for others.

What is your dream job?

I want to work as a developer with supportive and professional teams. I enjoy what I am doing now and I try to do my best every moment.