Goodyear
This was a brilliant contract role as I not only started from Discovery Phase 1 to Production, but as a little bonus it was based in Boston, USA (pronounced locally as Bwoaaastan). It was the first time I’d worked abroad and even though I arrived during the coldest winter they’d experienced in 1,000 years (apparently), I loved it.
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Key Responsibilities
Goodyear were switching over to a new Hybris environment. My main role was to review the static code provided by the design and development team in Costa Rica. Then convert them to Hybris working code.
These are the components i focussed on: Tire Finder, Store Locator and PDP Details
Regular meetings with various teams: design, backend Hybris developers, business analysts, client, third-party design and developer agency. The main focus was clarifications, estimates, expectations and workloads
Key Achievements
Helping to train all departments in how to work with Hybris Accellorator
Surviving the arctic conditions in Boston, mid-Winter
Create new Hybris components
I worked on various components on the new site: the new homepage Tire Selector/ Store Locater, the country select component and the product cards on the product listing page. I also worked on global bug fixes from sprint 1 to production, and assisted the on-site Boston team with Hybris it was the first time they'd worked with it.
The Challenge
As the Boston team was quite new to Hybris, and especially GIT we did have quite a few branch conflicts from bad git pushes. But these were easily fixed. Traditionally, anyone whole breaks the repository had to gift the team a box of donuts. Needless to say we all put on a few pounds.
Proudest Of
The Tyre selector component was especially challenging as there was a lot of JS functionaility involved, which has never been my strongest skillset. But it was a good opportunity to improve my JS skills.
