About Me

kashyap-merai

Hello, I am Kashyap Merai ( @kamerk22 ), A System Engineer based in Tokyo, Japan – passionate about Space 🚀, Science 🔭 and Computers 💻

I started my career as a Software Developer in 2016, just after my third year in IT Engineering.

Not having much about Software Development, but I wanted to learn and I was so curious and passionate.

I build a couple of projects in MEAN Stack and Laravel, that help me kickstart my career as a developer. From not knowing anything about software building, to quickly working for the IT company, it was a dream come true.

Learning and navigating all the challenges, make me hungry for more. I was fortunate enough, to get a good team and a CEO who trusted my abilities. I gave my best for the company and the work, I got promoted as Team Lead.

It was a most memorable 5 years, of learning, debating, consulting, and importantly delivering the best solution we offer to our customers.

Change in Career

I decide to change my job and role. Journey from Developer to DevOps. No idea about Cloud ( except AWS ) and Core Infra parts at all.

Decided to give myself another challenge and prepare for the AWS Certified Solution Architect Certification. I passed with 900+ points.

Interviewed for the new role in DevOps, for the Japanese company and got the job.

Took the flight, and came to Tokyo, Japan. I am so surprised by the culture and the people of this country. Respect and Politeness, Collectivism, and Work Ethics.

I was very anxious about the new role and self-doubting, Am I going to do my best? Is it really what I wanted?

But surprisingly, I performed very well. Got more new challenges and responsibilities.

Working for the biggest MNC company with a never-seen user base, made my view broad. I made many mistakes and learned from them.

Most important I learned how small change can have such a big impact.

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Fast forward

Now writing this content and questioning myself,

Do I regret changing the job? Do I regret changing the country?

It can’t be a straight answer yes or no. But one thing I can say for sure. It just makes me more resilient and more courageous to take risks.

No Risk No Reward.

The biggest risk is not taking any risk…