Hello Thomas!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n What did you study and how did you end up dropping out?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I first studied computer science at the TU Munich and then game engineering after two semesters. I dropped out because I\u2019m a practice-oriented person who needs a connection to the application in order to be motivated for something. Unfortunately, this was not the case despite the promising-sounding study description. There was a lot of grey theory without any practical relevance, which is why I ultimately decided to drop out of the programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n How did you come to CIB?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Through a job advertisement on cib.de for an apprenticeship as an IT specialist for application development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n How did you get started?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Since I had my A-levels and had already started my studies, I was able to start directly in the second year of my apprenticeship as a trainee. I started at CIB in the C++ development department with a smaller introductory project to introduce me directly to the products and then I implemented the first bug fixes and features.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Where are you now?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Zeitweise in der C++ Entwicklung, zeitweise in Forschungsprojekten zum Thema Deep Learning und KI. Dementsprechend wechselt mein Schwerpunkt derzeit hin und wieder zwischen Produkterweiterung und Forschung. Beides sind sehr interessante und spannende Themengebiete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n