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Company Environment:

Food. Plenty. Yum.

But seriously, besides the endless food and snacks, a games room with INSANE gaming rigs, and beautiful views of downtown Montreal, my internship was a blast. Vigilant has a very friendly and family-like community that made me feel very much at home. As a very sporty person, I maintained my active lifestyle attending weekly soccer and basketball nights at a nearby gymnasium and high-intensity cross-fit style workouts in the office. Being a young and well-established company, Vigilant has the benefits of having a very progressive and up-to-date start-up environment as well as a deep-rooted organization found in large companies.

Work Experience:

From the very beginning of the term, my learning has always been a priority. I had free rein to choose any tech stack to implement my projects, allowing me to fine-tune existing skills while trying new things. Despite my official title, Front-End Web Developer Intern, I was given the opportunity to learn and implement back-end development. I gained priceless knowledge of web app development from my godlike mentors. The work was challenging, and I gained extremely valuable insights and skills throughout the term.

There are very high expectations at Vigilant. Although I was eager for the challenge, the lack of deadlines and requirements sometimes made it hard to grasp the bar that was set.