Moving on to greater things - Next Career Steps

2022 seems to have begun on a good note, career-wise.

I don't say that lightly. The past year and a half had tested me in ways I didn't always know how to talk about. Applications sent into silence. Skills built in the margins of a full-time job. Doubt showing up on ordinary Tuesday evenings. So when things finally clicked, it didn't feel like luck. It felt like timing — the kind you can't manufacture on your own.

After 2+ years at Nigeria's largest bank, I'll be going back to the initial plan.

Yes! I'll be working as a frontend developer at a German startup company, Mainteny.

I'm grateful to God for this beautiful opportunity. I am once again reminded that God makes all things beautiful in His own time. This testimony really warms my heart, especially considering the hurdles I've gone through to get to this point.

The road here

100+ different applications to several remote companies since May 2021 — when I decided to take this career path seriously again after signing up on Scrimba.

I'll say that's one of the best decisions I've taken. God's direction towards that path has been the best thing for me.

It wasn't glamorous. Some weeks I heard nothing back. Some interviews ended politely and I sat with the quiet afterward, wondering if I was delusional for trying. I kept building anyway — small projects, course exercises, anything that made me feel like a developer and not just someone who wanted to be one.

Scrimba gave me structure when I needed it. My portfolio gave me something to point to when words weren't enough.

When I remember that I was already preparing for CompTIA+, CompTIA Network+, and even CCNA sometime back in January 2021, I burst into laughter.

My life was guided and redirected, and this I owe to God. The networking certifications weren't wasted though. I see them as part of my life's progress.

But the door that actually opened wasn't the one I was studying for at the time. I used to find that frustrating. Looking back, I find it kind of funny.

My 10X year

On my birthday last year, I declared my new year as my 10X year.

I didn't mean it as a hustle-culture slogan. I meant it as a declaration of trust — that whatever God had for me in that season would be bigger than what I could sketch out on my own. I prayed for work that matched the direction I'd been running toward.

True to God's faithfulness, this new role is everything I've prayed for and trusted God for.

Salary. ✅ Perks. ✅
Remote work. ✅

I read that list back and I still smile. Not because everything is perfect.

I know life isn't that simple but because this time, the alignment is REAL!

Frontend. Remote. A startup building something that matters. A team and culture I can actually see myself growing inside. That's not a small thing when you've spent months wondering if anyone on the other end of an application was really seeing you.

What I'm carrying forward

The bank years weren't a waste at all. I learned discipline there. How to show up. How to work with people. How to keep my head down and deliver when the task isn't exciting. That stays with me.

I'm back to building for the web. Yeah, the thing I kept coming back to even when the path looked unclear. Mainteny is where that road leads for now, and I'm stepping into it with gratitude and intent.

To anyone in the middle of their own 100 applications: I don't have a formula. I have a testimony. Keep building. Keep sending. Keep trusting that your season isn't cancelled because the reply hasn't come yet.

Moving Forward

From this point on, it's cheers to much more. The path of the righteous is as a shining light, shining brighter and brighter unto a perfect day.

I'm ready for this next chapter. Grateful for the last one. And honest about how long it took to get here.

Cheers to greater things.