{"id":100235052,"date":"2025-08-14T13:57:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T11:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fh-joanneum.at\/?post_type=alumn&#038;p=100235052"},"modified":"2025-08-14T14:05:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T12:05:39","slug":"michael-czak","status":"publish","type":"alumn","link":"https:\/\/www.fh-joanneum.at\/en\/alumni\/michael-czak\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Czak, BSc"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-sidebar-layout-container margin-bottom-normal\">\n    <div\n        class=\"container-lg\"\n        style=\"--bs-gutter-x: 0;\"\n    >\n        <div\n            class=\"row\"\n            style=\"--bs-gutter-x: 0;\"\n        >\n            \n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-3 order-1 order-md-0 sidebar\">\n                <div class=\"alumn-infos mb-5\">\n        <div class=\"container-lg\">\n            <div class=\"row justify-content-around\">\n                <div class=\"col-8 col-sm-6 col-md-12\">\n                  <div class=\"absolvent-sidebar\">\n 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<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n        \n<div id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-partner-card margin-bottom-normal\">\n  <div class=\"container-lg\">\n      <div class=\"row justify-content-around\">\n          <div class=\"col-8 col-sm-6 col-md-12\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/akaryon.com\/\">\n                  <div class=\"border border-light\">\n                      <picture>\n                        <source\n                media=\"(max-width: 576px)\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn3.fh-joanneum.at\/media\/2025\/07\/akaryon-internet-umwelt-foerderungen-1-576x87.png, https:\/\/cdn3.fh-joanneum.at\/media\/2025\/07\/akaryon-internet-umwelt-foerderungen-1-768x116.png 2x\"\n            \/>\n                    <source\n                media=\"(max-width: 768px)\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn3.fh-joanneum.at\/media\/2025\/07\/akaryon-internet-umwelt-foerderungen-1-768x116.png, https:\/\/cdn3.fh-joanneum.at\/media\/2025\/07\/akaryon-internet-umwelt-foerderungen-1.png 2x\"\n     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     <span>Department<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <h4>Angewandte Informatik<\/h4>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n            <span><\/span>\n                    <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"d-none d-md-flex col-md-1 seperator-column\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-8 order-0 order-md-1\">\n    \n<div\n    id=\"\"\n    class=\"wp-block-intro-text margin-bottom-small\"\n>\n    <div class=\"container-lg\">\n        <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"col\">\n                <div class=\"major-text-color fst-italic\"><p>Michael Czak completed his bachelor&#8217;s degree programme in Software Design and Cloud Computing while working full-time and now works as a software developer at akaryon GmbH.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-text-content margin-bottom-small\">\n    <div class=\"container-lg\">\n        <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"col\">\n                <p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.0.3\/svg\/1f393.svg\" alt=\"&#127891;\">What I studied:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bachelor&rsquo;s degree programme <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fh-joanneum.at\/software-design-and-cloud-computing\/berufsbegleitend\/\">Software Design and Cloud Computing<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>&#128104;&#127995;&zwj;&#128187;<\/strong><strong> My job: <\/strong>Software developer at akaryon GmbH Remote, Austria.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.0.3\/svg\/1f4ed.svg\" alt=\"&#128237;\"> You can reach me here: <\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mikeczak\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LinkedIn,&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mike_czak\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a>&nbsp;und&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:mczak87@gmail.com\">mczak87@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div\n    id=\"\"\n    class=\"wp-block-akkordeon margin-bottom-normal\"\n>\n    <div class=\"container-lg\">\n        <div class=\"row\">\n                                                <div class=\"col-12\">\n                        <h3 class=\"mb-0\"><\/h3>\n\n                                                                                                                    <div class=\"accordion-element-accordion\">\n                                    <a\n                                        data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\"\n                                        class=\"arrow-link large-arrow py-3 pe-1 d-block border-bottom collapsed\"\n                                        href=\"#accordion-21946918\"\n                                    >\n                                        <h4\n                                            class=\"accordion-title mb-0 d-flex align-items-center justify-content-between\">\n                                            <span>My friendship book entry<\/span>\n                                            <svg width=\"12\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 9 15\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<path id=\"accordion_chevron\" d=\"M1.5 1.5L7.5 7.5L1.5 13.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\n<\/svg>                                            <\/h5>\n                                    <\/a>\n                                    <div\n                                        class=\"collapse content-wrapper mt-4\"\n                                        id=\"accordion-21946918\"\n                                    >\n                                        <p><strong>Me in three emojis:<\/strong>\ud83d\ude00\ud83e\uddd0\ud83c\udf1f<\/p>\n<p><strong>When I was little, I wanted to become: <\/strong>I didn&#8217;t really have any prospects and mainly played with Lego.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If I hadn&#8217;t studied<\/strong> guitar,<strong> I would have become<\/strong> a software developer earlier.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This is where I spent my time after classes:<\/strong> At home.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The best food on campus:<\/strong> the cafeteria.<\/p>\n<p><strong>My favorite place on campus:<\/strong> the balcony.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This is how I celebrated my graduation:<\/strong> two beers standing up, there was no time for more.<\/p>\n\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                                                            <div class=\"accordion-element-accordion\">\n                                    <a\n                                        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I learned an impressive number of abbreviations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>One thing you are guaranteed to learn during your studies is<\/strong> respect for the boundless expanse of information technology.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The best course was<\/strong> Data Structures and Algorithms.<\/p>\n\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                                                            <div class=\"accordion-element-accordion\">\n                                    <a\n                                        data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\"\n                                        class=\"arrow-link large-arrow py-3 pe-1 d-block border-bottom collapsed\"\n                                        href=\"#accordion-282870345\"\n                                    >\n                                        <h4\n                                            class=\"accordion-title mb-0 d-flex align-items-center justify-content-between\">\n                                            <span>My tip for students<\/span>\n                                            <svg width=\"12\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 9 15\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<path id=\"accordion_chevron\" d=\"M1.5 1.5L7.5 7.5L1.5 13.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\n<\/svg>                                            <\/h5>\n                                    <\/a>\n                                    <div\n                                        class=\"collapse content-wrapper mt-4\"\n                                        id=\"accordion-282870345\"\n                                    >\n                                        <p>There are no shortcuts, and ChatGPT will do you more harm than good during your studies. If you want to understand something, sit down and work on it until you can explain it to someone else without any gaps.<\/p>\n\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div\n    id=\"\"\n    class=\"wp-block-image-slider margin-bottom-normal\"\n>\n    <div class=\"container-lg\">\n        <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"col-12\">\n                <div class=\"swiper-outer-wrapper\">\n                    <div class=\"image-header\">\n                        <div class=\"swiper-navigation\">\n                            <div class=\"swiper-button-prev-custom\">\n                                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"9\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 9 14\" fill=\"none\">\n  <path d=\"M8 13L2 7L8 1\" stroke=\"\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" 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                                         <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div class=\"swiper-navigation-pagination\">\n                        <div class=\"swiper-button-prev-custom\">\n                            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"9\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 9 14\" fill=\"none\">\n  <path d=\"M8 13L2 7L8 1\" stroke=\"\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\n<\/svg>                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n                        <div class=\"swiper-button-next-custom\">\n                            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"9\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 9 14\" fill=\"none\">\n  <path d=\"M1 1L7 7L1 13\" stroke=\"\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\n<\/svg>                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    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In my job, I program web applications and work with technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, the Symfony framework, and Docker. I find it particularly exciting when I can cleanly structure complex logic and implement it efficiently.<\/p>\n<p>I laid the foundations for my work during my studies: concepts such as client-server communication, containerization, and CI\/CD are now part of my everyday working life. Even though I currently work a lot with PHP, I am interested in further development, e.g., by gaining more experience with Node.js.<\/p>\n<p>What I particularly like is that I can help shape technical solutions that have a social impact &ndash; that motivates me every day. At the same time, my job gives me the space to work analytically and creatively.<\/p>\n<p>My entry into the industry during my third semester was a real career springboard. As a career changer, it was an important step in gaining experience early on and gaining confidence in my decision.<\/p>\n<p>In the future, I would like to plan a little more time for my family &ndash; after that, I might pursue a master&rsquo;s degree. 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