Careers

"I've always been grateful for the chance CTRL gave me in 2018 by hiring me as an intern when I was only in the first year of my bachelor's degree in Software Engineering. It is rare in the industry to choose young people with only one year of development experience; we often lack practical knowledge, wisdom, and creativity. I don't think I was any different, but the CTRL team saw something in me I had not yet identified. Over the next three years, the R&D team at CTRL followed and mentored me until I left today. This excellent support throughout my school career has definitely helped me not only in my work but also in my academic achievements.

Throughout my internships, I was also able to flourish as a worker. The working environment has always been extremely warm, and the entire R&D team welcoming and friendly. I learned from them to trust me, share my opinions constructively, express myself and my ideas straightforwardly, and rely on my coworkers. I am confident that these skills and abilities will serve me far more than any programming knowledge I might have learned in my college classes, and I will be eternally grateful to the entire CTRL team.

Finally, I will never forget my three excellent years working at CTRL. Despite the tumultuous finality because of the COVID-19 pandemic, I loved working there during my three years with their team of developers who looked more like family than just a bunch of coworkers. Everything I have learned, everything that makes me a developer ready to tackle new and bigger projects, I have learned thanks to the support of the CTRL team. I will keep fond memories of my time at CTRL for the rest of my career and will always be grateful."

Thomas Girard,
Intern for the Université Laval Bachelor of Software Engineering

« In my opinion, it's not uncommon for a newcomer to find themselves in a somewhat secondary position at the beginning of their career. Whether it's their thirst for knowledge or simply the sheer volume of information thrown at them, they're reduced to holding back their thoughts or silently agreeing. When I started my internship at CTRL, this was precisely the position I was preparing to fill.

After all, integrating a newcomer into one's culture isn't easy. In this scenario, no position or degree can prepare someone to possess the open-mindedness and attitude that puts a person in the midst of adapting at ease. Such qualities seemed almost commonplace in their abundance among the people I had the opportunity to meet during my time at CTRL.

And it's, in my opinion, in such interactions that CTRL's work ethic and vision of collaboration truly come to life. After a year spent developing myself as a programmer and as a person within the company, I realized that one of CTRL's greatest strengths is its people.

Within this development team, I had the opportunity to discuss and deepen my understanding of the challenges related to software development, but I was also mentored, almost without realizing it, in the art of translating my ideas and articulately sharing my vision of these challenges.

It's one thing to encourage team members to speak up, and quite another to create a work environment where speaking up becomes natural, easy, and inspires each member of the group with the confidence to truly stand by their opinion.

My goal in joining CTRL was to find my place in the industry, and I left with a critical eye and experience that will guide me in all future professional decisions. This is an experience I wish for any developer who is eager to learn, and who wants to discover the benefits that a properly managed company can bring. »

Tristan Ortiz-Duchesne,
Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering internship at Laval University