Software engineer internship Review

by Redgate

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Rating

4/5
  • The Role
    4.0
  • The Company
    4.0
  • The Culture
    4.0

    The Role

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

    • I enjoy the internship very much. The work pressure is suitable, and I indeed learned a lot out of this internship.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • My work will usually be reviewed and than merged in the company's codebase, so I feel valued just like other members in the company.

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Anytime when I have something I don't understand, I can always ask my manager for help / clarification. And not just my manager, other people in the team are also glad to help.

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

    • The pressure is suitable, just work at a normal pace. The company has a flexible working time, so it's quite comfortable to work.

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

    • At the beginning I was mainly learning from other people. During the internship, the work became more and more 'hard-cored', which includes quite large amount of code refactoring and bug fixing.

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • I learned a lot. The company is Microsoft-based, so it's quite different for people who learn computer science from linux environment. This internship made me start to think a lot about cross-platform development problems.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • People working on their assigned tasks, and when they meet a problem, they may discuss together with other members in the team or outside the team.

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • It's pretty well-organised. There's a introduction during the first day. The first week will usually have some events to let us know more about the company. At the end there's a farewell, and we all got a gift from the company :)

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

    • I basically learn from working, also from watching other people working. Although there wasn't dedicated teaching or something, I still learn things from just working.

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

    • 4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • The company feels good to me. As a graduate job, I would like to work for it. One downside I can think of is the products they have is not 'that' interesting to me, but that depends on how people think. Working with Microsoft-related technology might be a interesting point.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • We had an intern day out during one of the weekend. Basically the company PAID for all of interns go out one day for a film and a dinner.

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

    • The company is in Cambridge, it's not the cheapest place to live, but it's reasonable.

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • I'm not very sure about this, sorry :)

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Yes, people in the company arranged events at weekend or on workday evening. I remember some people in my team went to a punting event.

    4/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

Computer Systems Engineering

North East

November 2016

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