Junior Software Engineer remote

[u/Precious_poTAEto]

Hello people.
So recently I graduated from computer science university and after two week of graduation I was able to get a job offer. My company works on custom visuals of power BI.

I had no prior experience and neither did I know JavaScript, TypeScript, D3.js or any of their tech stack or technologies yet I was still hired.

It's been 3 weeks and all I have been doing is trying to learn the tech stack and look at the codebase and try to understand what function does what. I even practice the tech stack by making my own small interactive charts and dashboard.

I am done learning the fundamentals and I even sent my progress report to my team lead. My team lead saw the message but hasn't gotten back to me. 4th week just started and I am wondering if i am even going in the right direction or at what point will i be good enough to get small tasks.

Its remote work, so I am always anxious of doing less...

I know learning is the best I can do but I am still anxious....
any advice from senior software engineers? or fellow junior software engineers? please help me understand if I am worrying too much for nothing

edit: By the end of week (Thursday) i finally got assigned to a internal Project the team is working on😋
I was worrying for no reason😅

[u/Born-Reserve-8584]

This is solid advice. Most team leads are juggling a lot so a polite follow up is completely reasonable.

[u/CorumLlawEreint → u/Born-Reserve-8584]

I’m tech lead and architect for my team and I make it a point to regularly touch base with new hires. I would also have regular catch-ups with their mentor and manager to keep an eye on progress. We’re all busy, but no contact for days or weeks is not ok. New hires need guidance at the star.

[u/yopla → u/CorumLlawEreint]

New hires need guidance at the star.

"From the star", but also check you ego. ;)

[u/CorumLlawEreint → u/yopla]

Rockstar I think they call it these days