Forage - Virtual Internships/Job Simulations

List of the certifications:

1 - Commonwealth Bank: Introduction to Software Engineering

• Completed a job simulation involving web development and cybersecurity for the Commonwealth Bank Software Engineering Program.

• Developed proficiency in HTML and CSS, leveraging these languages to create and style a responsive web page adhering to specific branding guidelines.

• Acquired foundational knowledge in financial cybersecurity principles, synthesizing complex information into clear, actionable advice for enhancing client security.

• Explored web hosting security measures, drafting a comprehensive proposal on secure hosting practices to accommodate future website expansions and protect against potential cyber threats.

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2 - JPMorgan Chase & Co. : Software Engineering Virtual Experience

• Completed a comprehensive job simulation focused on building the backend core for "Midas", a financial transactions processing system using a modern Java technology stack.

• Engineered the backend core for the financial system using Spring Boot and Java 17, establishing a robust microservice architecture for processing financial data.

• Integrated the application with Apache Kafka, developing a message listener to asynchronously consume, deserialize, and process streams of financial transaction data, ensuring system decoupling and scalability.

• Implemented data persistence and complex business logic using Spring Data JPA and an H2 in-memory database. Developed transactional logic (@Transactional) to validate financial rules (e.g., sufficient funds) and ensure data integrity during atomic balance updates.

• Developed full-stack API capabilities by both consuming an external REST API (using RestTemplate) to incorporate incentive data, and exposing a new secure endpoint (@RestController) for clients to query user account balances.

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3 - Electronic Arts EA : Software Engineering

• Proposed a new feature for the EA Sports College Football and wrote a Feature Proposal describing it to other stakeholders.

• Built a class diagram and created a header file in C++ with class definitions for each object.

• Patched a bugfix and optimized the EA Sports College Football codebase by implementing an improved data structure.

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4 - Lloyd's Banking Group : UX Design Introduction

• Completed a job simulation involving competitor research and user experience enhancement for Lloyds' UX Design team.

• Designed and analysed customer surveys, collecting feedback from 50 respondents to identify key areas for feature improvement.

• Conducted ethnographic studies and observational research to understand user behaviour, resulting in actionable insights to improve navigation and security features.

• Utilised data visualisation tools and techniques to present survey findings, enhancing the clarity and impact of user experience recommendations.

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