Dylan Boylan

As an intern at Ericsson, I will be joining a production development team, contributing directly to software that will be deployed and released in real-world environments. My goal is to learn as much as possible while actively providing value to the team—through hands-on involvement in the full software development lifecycle, from coding and testing to deployment and monitoring. This internship is a unique opportunity to gain practical experience with industry-standard tools and technologies, collaborate with experienced engineers, and make a tangible impact on the software created by the team.

This internship was for my 3rd year work placement in college. I had the opportunity to work with civil engineers and other college students to build a real life village in the Unity engine. We also took it a step further and utilized VR to add more immersion to the project. During the project we continuously met with the people in charge of the project and showed them weekly updates of our work and eventually when we had finished the project, we demonstrated it to the rest of the residents of the village, many of whom were blown away by the end result. I learned plenty about working with a team and also lots about optimization, coding and general usage of Unity.

This internship was during my secondary school years, I learned plenty about different jobs in the software sector and I was lucky enough to get hands on experience with a lot of the work being done. Some of the jobs I learned about ranged from Web Design to SEO. It was here that I discovered that I want to do something software related, which is why I chose to do Software Design with VR and gaming in university.