Software Engineering Intern Review
by Capital One
Rating
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Skills
5.0
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Responsibilities
5.0
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Support & Guidance
5.0
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Culture
5.0
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Your Impressions
5.0
- 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
- 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
- How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
- How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
- Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
- 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
- Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
- 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
- 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
- How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
- How would you rate the social opportunities?
- How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
- How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
- 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
- Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
- Please rate how your experience met your expectations
- Please rate the future employment prospects at Capital One
- 7. Would you recommend Capital One to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Capital One
Overview
I was a software engineer in a DevTools team. My daily jobs include coding for my project, helping out teammates by pairing, attending stand-ups and other meetings, regular demos to everyone around the office for feedback and do retrospective and reflection on the work completed.
Skills
Developed existing skills: Coding skills (learnt React and Typescript) Communication skills Teamwork skills New skills: Presentation skills Skills for leading standups and meetings Time management skills in a working environment
Responsibilities
Yes, I was given much responsibility during my internship. My project content is confidential so I can't go into details here, but my project was of real enterprise value, which means not only the UK but also the US is interested in the project. My team has carried on from what I've made a start for.
Support & Guidance
I got plenty of support and guidance throughout my internship. Everyone including my manager in my team was really friendly and helpful and I could also get support from the intern program team.
Culture
The company culture and atmosphere in the workspace was really good. Everyone was friendly and helpful. We worked hard and played hard. There were never any strict deadlnes for any task, but everyone can still manage all the tasks really well. Another thing worth mentioning is the diversity. There are people from all backgrounds, cultures. The company was really inclusive to all groups such as LGBTQ+ groups and feminism groups.
Your Impressions
I enjoyed my internship very much. I enjoyed working here, making some real value contribution to the enterprise. I also enjoyed all the social events, including team fun day and festivals and made friends with some colleagues.
Yes
Just be yourself. There's nothing to panic about if you have the right amount of technical skills and good at communication and team work. It will bee an invaluable experience.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Computer Science
East Midlands
September 2022
