Software Engineering Intern Review

by Visa

Rating

4.3/5
  • Skills
    4.3
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    3.5
  • Culture
    4.3
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

    • I work in a software engineering team developing code to improve an existing Visa product.

    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

    • I have learnt how to program in Scala and how to write shell scripts, as well as building my knowledge of Agile development.

  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?

    • 5/5
  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development

    • 4/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

    • I was given some important but not urgent tickets to fulfill

  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

    • 4/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

    • I received a lot of support from both my manager and my assigned buddy/mentor who was there to help guide me through the internship

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?

    • 3/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

    • The atmosphere/culture was very relaxed. There is a games room which is free for use at any point, lots of free social events and excursions to other locations for major events.

  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate the social opportunities?

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

    • 3/5
  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?

    • 5/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

    • I massively enjoyed my internship. The culture is very relaxed and I learnt a lot over the process. The team did a lot to make me feel comfortable.

  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship

    • 5/5
  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations

    • 5/5
  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Visa

    • 5/5
  • 7. Would you recommend Visa to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Visa

    • Don't work in the London office - The smaller offices are much more casual and have a more enjoyable atmosphere

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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Computer Science, Computer Systems Engineering

South East

August 2022

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