Software Engineer Review

by Microsoft

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Rating

4.1/5
  • The Role
    4.7
  • The Company
    3.7
  • The Culture
    3.8

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • Microsoft was just an exciting place to work in - the very best of Software Engineers guiding you and letting you grow, by assigning real responsibilities from day 1. It really felt like I was making an impact, as we were driving the experience of search results of million Windows 10 users.

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • As said above ,I was give real responsibilities. My contribution was valued and I was treated like a full time member of the time. Even in code reviewing practices, my opinion was valued from the very first weeks here.

    5/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Regular meetings with my management, plus the tremendous support of HR, that was committed to delivering a great experience for all interns. I do wish that they had a little bit more insight of what the day to day role was though, as it felt that the onboarding was a bit insufficient... It took a while to understand everything but once we started out with our first tasks, everything started to feel more familiar and easier.

    4/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • I was really busy with real feature work and bugs that affected production. This felt really great, although I wish that it was a bit more balanced.

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Real responsibilities from the first weeks. It felt great to have real responsibilities for a products that have such impact.

    5/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • The skills and the expertise of the team members helped me grow into a Software Engineer. I'm sure that for my degree studies but even after that, this will help me be more efficient and produce better code.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • The general atmosphere was really great - the intern community was vivid and all of the team members were friendly and helpful. We also had some offsite events that were really fun and bonding.

    5/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • I believe that there is a bit of work to be done in the recruitment process and in the onboarding. Other than that, the rest of the placement was set up in a very well organized manner that contributed to not feel anxious at all about this year.

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Even if the official training was a bit insufficient for the day to day role, the company did invest by assigning real responsibilities to me and letting me grow through these experiences.

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    National Travel

    Company Parties/Events

    Working from home
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Both the MACH scheme but also FTE roles do seem really appealing. The feeling of contributing to products that have such impact to so many users, just makes every Software Engineer excited.

    5/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • It was good, although a lot of us were based in different locations and worked different hours so it was a bit hard to organize stuff, but we did go out often with the interns that were based in the same location as me.

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Very expensive - we worked in Holborn, in London. Everything is really expensive.

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • London nightlife is undoubtedly great - so many options!

    5/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Yes - so many. Charity work, and also teams that make interns grow, like the interns and apprentices blog of Microsoft UK.

    5/5
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Placement (10 Months+)

Information Technology

London

June 2016

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