
Dwarves Team is shifting our focus to blockchain technology. We offer study groups and blockchain-based projects for peeps to grow and catch up with this rising trend. Thanh is one of the vital elements of this team; and we know he’ll be more than happy to have you onboard.

### What raises your interest for Dwarves?
“My path at Dwarves began with the zeal to develop web3 and blockchain products. It's the rising star of modern software. The ecosystem revolves around cryptocurrency, NFTs, games, trading platforms and everything in between.

Blockchain projects at Dwarves stretch to different potential corners of web3, from trading platforms to blockchain games. All of this call for comprehension of cross-chain and swapping technique.

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To seamlessly craft an output with a deliverable quality, understanding the product requirements is a sine qua non.”

### Do you think blockchain knowledge is critical to engineer's career paths?
“Having quite an experience working with blockchain, it came to my acknowledgement: This technology means more than just a framework to resolve the business problem. It no longer stays as a platform where you build and develop an application. Blockchain offers an open platform and foundation to create a decentralized application and its ecosystem.

The foundation of blockchain derives from the backend technique. But as time goes by, its potential bypasses all the ongoing notions of software engineering. From what I concept, once people place reliance on blockchain technology and its ability, it grows as a burgeoning software foundation. This opens another career path alongside frontend or backend engineering. It's an alternative to explore and surpass one's seniority.”

### Say, an engineer is ready to get started with blockchain. What key factor he should note?
“What caught my interest in the current youngsters is their proficiency in picking up new things. Some only need a few months to enroll and start their career with blockchain. This also brings a downside. They dive in too fast, get things done and somehow forget the critical factor of making a decent product: The long-term value.

Blockchain requires a level of accuracy and meticulousness. That comes with a logical mindset and testing approach to deliver a product that brings value. This concept must be grasped before you design, test and validate any model.”

### What makes a product reach its definition of success?
“For a product to succeed, it must first solve a user's need. No matter what you're building, a utility, a platform or an application, that product should empower the company revenue and align with the business goal. It's a target an engineer seeks to meet when he gets hands-on developing anything.”

### Your secret sauce as a mentor?
“I understand the urge to rush into something and want to excel it in no time. Rome wasn't built in a day. It's a mentor's mission to soothe down a hustle mentee and coach them to take one thing at a time. This forms a habit of paying attention to details and knows exactly what went wrong when an issue shows up.

Learning on the job can't give you everything. Cloning a project source code and editing it refrains one from acknowledging where the error came from. Combine the best practices, project experiences, research and document them all. It provides a bird-eye view for the big picture, and you'll know why you do this.”

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Dwarves Foundation Apprenticeship 2022 is a 6-month fully paid work-study-train program to shape your software skills and define your career path. Opening to mid-level software engineers anywhere.


Thanh is one of the vital elements of this team; and we know he’ll be more than happy to have you onboard.

Meet the Mentors: Ngoc Thanh Pham

Dwarves Apprenticeship 2022: Meet The Mentors Ngoc Thanh Pham


**Tuan Dao - Senior Frontend/ Blockchain Engineer**

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Tuan has 4+ years of experience under his belt, 2 out of those 4+ was spent at Dwarves Foundation. Tuan’s years of experience don’t quite do him justice though, for he’s skilled and knowledge beyond the year, and has took part in projects of various sizes and domains.

When asked what’s the force behind, Tuan shared it’s because of is very own principle of working: “*To find joy in your profession”*. The joy comes from multiple of factors, a few include having a sense of ownership of exciting products, learning and applying new things, having people who he can rely on at work.

“*I’m pretty confident in my technical skill with React*”, he said, smiling. And that’s what he’s bringing to the table for our Apprenticeship program. Tuan’s in charge of boosting apprentices’ FE skills and teaching on how to be flexible and patient with the constantly changing requirements in software development.

Soft skill wise? With the 1:1 training method influenced by his own mentor at Dwarves, he plans to adapt it in his training. Tuan’s main purpose being creating an environment for mentee to feel that they are cared for, and that the mentor provides accurate guidance for them to develop their abilities as much as possible.
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Dwarves Foundation Apprenticeship 2022 is a 6-month fully paid work-study-train program to shape your software skills and define your career path. Opening to mid-level software engineers anywhere.


Meet Tuan Dao, a Senior Frontend/Blockchain Engineer at Dwarves Foundation with 4+ years of experience. Learn about his work philosophy, technical expertise in React, and his approach to mentoring in the Dwarves Apprenticeship 2022 program.

Meet the Mentors: Tuan Dao

Dwarves Apprenticeship 2022: Meet The Mentors Tuan Dao


## About the program
Apprenticeship is a six-month **earn-and-learn** training program; it's a way to learn about being a **professional software developer**. Specifically, it is a way to learn to be like the most skilled software developers you can find. It involves seeking out good teachers and taking opportunities to learn by working alongside them.

Apprenticeship is designed for the individuals who

* are looking for the zen way to ship quality software
* or haven't figured out the clear path to a job in the tech industry
* or with non-traditional work and educational background to find full-time roles

The program provides a real-world experience where you will

* Work on real projects with a team and pair with a mentor for help throughout the program
* Develop professional skills and gain insight with feedback and performance reviews from peers, mentors, and managers
* Gain additional learning opportunities and resources provided throughout the program

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## What you will learn & explore
During your six months program, you will sit down with our Dwarves and do group studies on the following topics:

### Part 1: Catch up with the state of the art
Learn the state of the art of software engineering in action, from the foundation of engineering to the cutting-edge tech stack and best practices.	

**Engineering**

* Speak multi programming language at once
* Master in any Editor of your choice
* Apply basic DevOps: Containerized, Docker, Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery
* Restful / GraphQL API comply HTTP semantics
* Readme Driven Development
* Code Review the right way
* Pair programming
* Engineering \<\> Programming
* Environment setup
* Production monitoring
* Foundation of Software Engineering
* Software modelling
* Software Development Lifecycle & Manage deliverables
* The 12-factor app methodology on how to make a good software

**Design**

* Design Thinking
* Design Process & Sofware development lifecycle
* Software Development from perspective of Designer, Developer & Product Manager
* Human needs, ideas & value chain
* Domain Research Framework
* Business model & Lean canvas
* AARRR funnel
* UX Design framework
* Information Architecture 
* Atomic Design
* Visual Design Principle
* Design System
* Apply guidelines for designing on different platform

### Part 2: Be a team player
Teamwork understanding and learn how to collaborate smoothly with different kinds of stakeholders.

* Structure of Software Engineering Team
* Stages of Team development
* Software Team Performance
* Team Communication
* Expectation Management
* Professionalism
* Software Engineering Code of Ethics

### Part 3: Factors of quality software
Learn and measure all the factors that construct the quality aspect of your delivery.

* Getting to know the working domain
* The Software Development Triangle
* The Software Approach Manifesto
* What defined a well-crafted software
* Risk Management & Top 10 common risks
* Art of Software Delivery

### Part 4: Software industry movements
The software industry keeps moving and continuously reach the new stage of craftsmanship. We will look back at a recent decade, learn the past, the broader tech industry that you haven't known yet, and also participate in the next movements.

**Revolution of Software Industry**

* Hardware & Operation Systems: Kernel Development
* Network, Internet and Dotcom
* Cryptography, Network Security & Deep web
* Developer vs. Engineer
* Tradition processes vs. Agile approach
* Products vs. as Services
* Era of Mobility
* Virtualization & Cloud Computing
* Internet of Things & Wearable devices
* Big Data & Data mining
* Data Privacy
* Human-computer Interaction, AI/ML & Deep Learning
* Blockchain Technology & Decentralization
* Quantum Computing

**Startup**

* Overview of Startup, Business, Enterprise, and Fund Raising

### Part 5: Exploring your strength
Getting to know your strength will keep you stay with the industry many years ahead. It's also the requirement to work with the dwarves, an innovation advocates group, and a high potential workforce.

* Software distribution and impacts
* Shipping your own software
* Grokking the career path
* Picking up your T-shaped career

## Program Timeline
Below is the list of activities during your six months 

### Your first month: Warming-up
* Pre-assessment & Performance calibration
* **Group Training**: We will help you catch up with our tech stack, workflow, practices through bi-weekly training sessions from the seniors.
* **Pairing**: You will team up with an assigned peer, hands-on his project, and start to practice what you have learned by pairing with him. It is where theory meets practice.
* First checkpoint review session

### Next three months: Performing
* **On your own feet**: You will join one of our product team as an official member to learn how to be a team player.
* **Mentoring session**: We will have a bi-weekly 1-on-1 mentoring session to process feedback on how we can do better together.
* Second review session

### The following months: Exploring
We do various things at Dwarves to uplift our engineers and grow us to the next level.

* **Group study**: Learn from the peers to keep improving yourself
* **Tech radar**: continuously exploring the specific topics and evaluate state-of-the-art technology
* Apply the knowledge to ship your impact through software
* Group presentation & final review session
* Reach the last checkpoint to be qualified as a dwarf

## How to apply
Again, this program is designed for the individuals who

* are looking for the zen way to ship quality software
* or haven't figured out the clear path to a job in the tech industry
* or with non-traditional work and educational background to find full-time roles

Please submit this [**form**](https://form.typeform.com/to/LfCWfoml), and we will get in touch.


Apprenticeship is a six-month earn-and-learn training program; it's a way to learn about being a professional software developer.

Apprentice Program


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It’s our second attempt rolling out this program. But the motivation stays the same: Accelerating someone’s current software development skillset.

It’s neither for interns nor veterans. As stated in the beginning, our goal is to empower software engineers with at least 1 years of experience to rebuild their foundation through:

* Software Development Practices
* Real-projects Scenarios
* Engineering Work Ethics & Principles

### The stats speak

Although keeping the bar high might extend the searching time, but we maintain [a solid standard]() for every batch.

To convert from applicant to apprentice mode, peeps must finish 6 key factors

* Real-work experience
* Open-minded attitude
* Can-do mindset
* Learning spirit
* Proactivity
* English competency

With this in mind, we’re selective in choosing the next people for our squad. Narrowing down from over 140 applicants to the 7 newly joined isn’t an easy call. It’s a successful ratio of 1 to 20.

![ratio](assets/dwarves-foundation-apprenticeship-batch-of-2022_2022-apprenticeship.webp)

### The value generated

After every training session, we  required the apprentices to share their feedback on the program. There were both positive and constructive feedback. The best part was knowing how Apprentices were able to advance and hone their skills.

* **Knowledge Upgrade**: Apprentices were asked to systemize the foundation and learn about the latest best practices of software development.
* **Continuous Learning**: Besides project works, apprentices must pick their own domain of interest, learn then share back with the team. Our learning & discussion rooms on Discord were piled up with programming tips and #TILs.
* **Career Path**: Most Apprentices get a more defined view on their career growth. As a highlight, a DS and a Fullstack developer have chosen to switch their path into Backend. It’s interesting and exciting for not the peeps themselves, but for us as well.
* **Engineering Principle**: Engineering mindset was enforced at all phases, nurturing a protocol to be responsible and harness a sense of ownership of what they do.
* **Guiding Method**: Instead of the traditional mentor-mentee method, we’d prefer a peer-to-peer collaboration. Apprentices are trusted with their work and free to raise their ideas.
* **Teamwork Mindset**: Regardless of roles and seniorities, we provide the absolute support for those who need it.

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### The next roster

#### Fostering a data team

As stated in the latest [Dwarves Updates](https://log.d.foundation/06d0a46163914f10831d3146867dde2d#4139ec11dc0e401f8349e481934d3b9c), our bet goes for data, due to its high demand in engineers, and the powerful value data brings to solve complex business problems.

The data market is full of potential, but the number of good data engineers and analysts is still few and far between. Our decision placed on the new Data team, prepping research and discussion environments to prepare a closer and more novel look at data, every ins and outs. The outstanding input keeps coming at [Brainery](https://brain.d.foundation/Engineering/Data/Apache+Hadoop+and+Big+Data) and [Radio Talks](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqM5mfuFN_s).

#### Introducing a new power squad

With this summary, we’re delighted to welcome a new batch of well-trained Apprentices - who are now ready to participate in bigger projects, in various domains, with an eagerness to challenges themselves further.

None We have a lot to learn ourselves, and we hope to improve them at our next year program. Until then, let’s meet the **Dwarves Apprentices, batch of 2022** ↓

![members](assets/dwarves-foundation-apprenticeship-batch-of-2022_2022-apprenticeship-members.webp)


It’s our second attempt rolling out this program. But the motivation stays the same: Accelerating someone’s current software development skillset.

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