"I've come to realize that writing software is my calling. I wanted to develop my skills and ZEISS enabled me to do so and to assume the relevant tasks. I work closely with my engineering colleagues and get the chance to contribute my ideas."
The trick to this doesn't just lie in meeting the relevant requirements, but in integrating her ideas into the existing architecture. This requires a team effort, which sees her working with colleagues in production and in IT. So, Julia has developed the skills to take on a varied job: "I initially did everything in Excel, but now I speak C# almost perfectly. And I wasn't just thrown in at the deep end, either. My path to becoming a software programmer was a process, one in which I was assigned ever more programming tasks."