Akonkagva

Why not OSGi?

Doing good job there. MySql dead. Java bloated in politics...

wooohoo... 20 years later

May be my experience would help you) Have been in a similar role as you before. Finished Uni, started my first, what I thought was a "major" job. I was developer level there at the time, whereas the rest of the team was much more senior people who teched me up(very big thanks to them). After about a year more senior people moved away from company. Leaving myself as the only team member... Following this, had to do most of the work and ridiculously enough do interviews to hire more senior people in my team... who would be hired based on my feedback ... As well as that had opportunity to participate in company life and influence their main products as I see fit, use it as a playground.

This gave me tons of experience that I could hardly get at my level and age.

Very lucky for the company at the time I wanted for it to prosper, hence have tried to make it as good as I could.

Chance to learn and advance yourself.

P.S. left to a much more senior position in another company after surviving such a rhythm for few good years.