{"id":16153,"date":"2022-04-29T18:33:46","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T18:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fieldnation.com\/resources\/arefin-hossain\/"},"modified":"2025-01-08T07:40:04","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T12:40:04","slug":"arefin-hossain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fieldnation.com\/resources\/arefin-hossain","title":{"rendered":"Faces of Field Nation: Arefin Hossain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI\u2019ve always been more interested in technology,\u201d says Arefin Hossain, SQA Engineer at Field Nation. \u201cIt was always a goal of mine to break into the technical side of things, and Field Nation made that dream possible.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arefin is one of the 118 members of the Field Nation team that live and work in Bangladesh. These team members work on everything from support to product to marketing and more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After initially joining Field Nation as a support coordinator, Arefin pursued his natural interest in the platform\u2019s technology and developed his skillset.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI\u2019m actually a pretty curious person and I\u2019m always eager to learn new things, so it happened pretty organically.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Soon, Arefin moved into a quality assurance role, which immediately yielded a set of stimulating new challenges.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI like being able to improve the quality of the product itself. I find it really exciting. It\u2019s not just about finding bugs\u2013\u2013it can also be an improvement in design, or whatever helps the customer navigate the platform more smoothly.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This open-minded approach to problem solving is a part of what made Arefin a good fit within Field Nation\u2019s culture of skill and career development.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI would definitely describe the culture as nurturing,\u201d he says. \u201cI can\u2019t tell you how many people have helped me here. When I reached out to colleagues looking to learn more about the tech element of Field Nation, no one told me, \u2018Hey, that\u2019s not really a part of your job.\u2019 Instead of that, everyone helped. They appreciated that I was trying to learn something new.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As for the relationship between the Minneapolis and Dhaka offices, Arefin says that the geographical distance is bridged by a culture of transparency.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe\u2019re transparent in two senses. We are transparent to our customers, and we\u2019re also transparent internally. Whenever an important decision is reached or a change has been made, management always gives us a proper sense of why.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This has led to a sense of closeness with Arefin\u2019s US colleagues. He shares an Audible account with one.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe Minneapolis and Bangladesh offices don\u2019t feel like separate teams,\u201d he says. \u201cApart from geography, I don\u2019t think there\u2019s any difference to be honest.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In his spare time, Arefin enjoys console gaming (Horizon Zero is a favorite), playing basketball, and traveling.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI want to visit Egypt and see the Pyramids of the Giza. That&#8217;s definitely on my wish list.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This adventurous spirit isn\u2019t surprising coming from a motivated, curious person like Arefin. It\u2019s the same type of independent thinking that led him to his new career in tech.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Faces of Field Nation is designed to lend some insight into how we operate and what makes Field Nation tick. 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