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Kazutora Hattori
Kazutora Hattori

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Hello DEV Community! My Self-Introduction

👋 Introduction

Hi everyone! I'm a backend engineer with 1 year of experience.

I have a strong passion for the aviation industry and aspire to contribute to the aerospace field as an engineer.


💼 Past Experience

In Japan, I worked for 6 months at an IT company, maintaining and adding features to a human resource management system.

Main responsibilities:

  • Creating specifications and test documents
  • Minor code fixes and bug fixes (HTML, JavaScript, SQL)
  • Participating in weekly team reviews, code checks, and progress sharing using task management tools

Challenges I faced:

  • I often couldn’t fully understand the “intent” behind design and implementation
  • I had no experience building a service from scratch
  • I lacked confidence in my technical skills

🌏 Why Canada?

  • To build my engineering career on a global scale
  • My dream is to work in the aerospace industry
  • I want to combine English + IT skills to challenge a wider field

Why I chose Canada:

  • Practical curriculum with a Co-op program
  • Exposure to diverse cultures to broaden my perspective
  • Opportunities to work in an English-speaking environment

📚 Current Situation

Since May 2025, I have been enrolled in the Full-Stack Web Development with Co-op program at the Canadian College of Technology & Business (CCTB).

I’m currently studying:

  • HTML / CSS / JavaScript (DOM manipulation, event handling)
  • Frontend: React
  • Backend: Node.js, Express, Python
  • Databases: MySQL, MongoDB
  • Version control: Git / GitHub
  • Linux basics, networking fundamentals, and DevOps tools (Docker, etc.)

🎯 Goals

Short-term (next 3 months)

  • Complete up to Assignment 7 and experience the full development cycle: design → develop → test
  • Write “usable” code and create products people can actually use

Mid-term (next 6 months)

  • Get a junior-level engineering job in Canada and gain hands-on team experience

Long-term (next 1 year)

  • Specialize in engineering for the aviation industry
  • Become an independent engineer who can handle both English communication and implementation

🙌 Final Words

I’m resetting my past “somewhat aimless learning” and starting fresh toward the engineer I want to become.

Looking forward to connecting with and learning from you all here on DEV!

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