There's no one day that stands out as a highlight that trumps all other days. That things went OK, nice and smooth, I got some satisfaction, perhaps some personal goal was reached or something got recognised, but there's no one day that I came home thinking I had the best job in the world. There are certainly days this doesn't happen, so to minimize these days is rewarding. A meaningful job, a satisfying job, these are all good days to go home to, but the best job in the world; I don't know what that is, and I think I'd be deceiving myself if I said I thought I had it, because every day brings new challenges and hopefully new cases for achieving a sense of feeling I had a worthwhile role and was contributing value to company, clients, and colleagues.
We got some coffee, doubled down, and paired for a while. Eventually, a moment of brilliance was struck from our combined brainpower. Commits were made, tests passed, QA signed off, and a deployment pushed. High fives and Ice Cube's "It Was a Good Day" ensued.
Unfortunately, I'll probably never have this day because any positions for this type of job require 8+ years of experience on top of a Masters, but more preferably a PhD.
"I got a massive bonus"