Pradeep
Susarla

Current role: Qualcomm Technologies International, Ltd - Senior Software Engineer Python

Work placement as a Software Developer at: Research in Motion (Blackberry)

My role was to design, develop and maintain the database and front end GUI for UMTS regression and smoke testing environment. My responsibilities included data modeling, application architecture, setup and maintenance of web servers.

During my work placement year I improved my communication and collaboration skills along with in-depth technical skills required for future jobs. I would definitely recommend a work placement year to any student joining NTU as it would boost their career profile and give them required experience whilst on the course.

The company offered me a permanent position after finishing my studies as my manager was already impressed with my work.

Pradeep has had a number of positions as a developer and engineer since graduating for companies such as Blackberry and Qualcomm Technologies.