Graduate Scheme, Encode Club

I came into my role at Encode with little knowledge of Crypto and Blockchain - as did many others. We usually have a weekly crypto discussion session where we learn more about the industry and grow our technical knowledge. I've learnt so much in a few months by just being with and around others in this industry!

Everyone pulls their weight to get our product up and running smoothly. The CEO and leadership team are always around to help if you need, despite their own busy schedules, and I've always felt like I could approach them.

The job is completely remote, which means you have time to walk your dog during breaks in the day - or do your laundry when you forget! Some team members are parents and have been able to take their kids to the doctor's if they're ill, and catch up with work later on.

Encode is a great environment where hard work and effort are recognised, celebrated and rewarded. For example, after being onboarded to new tasks, I am given the opportunity to try a task on my own. I always feel like I can check in with leadership to get clarification or ask questions. We usually have calls set out to give updates on how tasks are going, which helps ensure you remain on track. Once the task is complete my line manager is very good at recognising this and making it clear how the work and effort I put in fit in with the larger picture.

Everyone at Encode is incredibly warm, kind and welcoming. This type of environment makes it easy to have open and honest communication. We have daily calls where we quickly go over our tasks and the progress we have made and we often complete our tasks in software that everyone has access to so it is easy to keep track of what is going on across the team. The way our work day is set out minimises misunderstandings and miscommunication, and I feel comfortable asking for clarification where I need it, making my work more efficient and productive.

Encode is great at giving new joiners various tasks to complete independently. The variety in the tasks I have been given has allowed me to learn what kind of work I enjoy doing most. In our review calls with leadership, we can discuss which tasks suited us better and which areas we want to delve more into in the future. So we are given many opportunities to learn by completing different types of tasks. This gives you a flavour of how the company works as a whole and allows you to specialise more in tasks that suit you best.

Our mission is to support a distribute community to progress their careers in web3! This has been a challenging yet incredibly rewarding project and will continue to be as we grow and continue to build the community further.

We're a very caring and hardworking team who work together to fulfil our amazing mission. There's so much room for career progression and creatively with such a supportive management team. We can't wait to continue to build our incredible team!

The team is full of intelligent people who can bring new ideas to the table and all want to make Encode Club the best web3 education community out there. There's so much room to learn and grow due to the wealth of knowledge the team share so willingly.