Software Engineering Intern Review
by Bloomberg
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
3.9
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The Company
4.1
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The Culture
3.4
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
I really liked working at Bloomberg. The work was extremely demanding but rewarding. I learnt a lot and feel like I further developed my skills as a software developer as well as my inter-personal skills.
A lot of responsibility was given to me by my manager and mentor. The work I did is going to be used by them going forward. The other interns were all very friendly.
My mentor did not have a lot of experience on the project I was working on. This meant most of the collaboration I did was with other teams across the company. However, my mentor is the one who pointed me in this direction.
It fluctuated. At the start of the placement, extremely busy because there was a lot to learn. In the middle of the placement, it became a lot more relaxed in comparison. Towards the end of the placement, it got extremely busy again.
I was given a lot of responsibility for the placement. It taught me how to manage my time and work in a self-sufficient manner. There was no micro-managing from either my manager or mentor. Maybe I was given too much responsibility.
I learnt quite a lot about machine learning and designing high performance systems, which would be very useful in my final year courses and has also given me an idea for potential topics to use in my dissertation. The skills learnt during the placement would definitely be applicable if I were to work somewhere else as a full time software engineer.
The Company
Extremely positive. The office is one of the nicest buildings I have ever been in. There are free snacks and drinks for employees. The views are great. Everyone is very friendly.
It was quite well organised. I think my mentor didn't expect me to finish the work as fast as I did, meaning an additional project had to be organised for me and that took a lot longer to complete than the roadmap suggested. This meant I needed to stay much longer at the office to get it done.
This is probably the only negative I would provide. The 10 week engineering interns are trained on a lot of Bloomberg's internal systems. Whereas the placements aren't given any training. We need to opt-in to attend any training. However, the training that I did attend was very detailed and extremely detailed. I would recommend that it becomes mandatory in the future.
Flexi Time
Financial Bonus
Company Parties/Events
Working from home
Very
The Culture
I think the interns were more social than the placement students.
London is pretty expensive.
I don't really go out but I have heard good things.
Yes, the company has events organised to give back to the community. There are internal communities for playing sports regularly as well.
Details
London
September 2019
