Media Software Engineer Intern Review

Your role as a media software engineer is quite fluid as it depends on what projects you wish to be involved in. Typically you'll join a daily scrum meeting where the team of developers discuss tasks (tickets) they're working on and you will have the opportunity to assist on helping with tickets or completing some independently (depending on your skill level). You'll be working with a remote team in Vietnam so typically the mornings are busier than the afternoons due to the time difference. You will interact with other software engineers and project managers.

I've learnt many new practical skills including how to collaborate professionally using github, the workflow process of reviewing code and coding using REACT, tailwind css, javascript and gherkin for test automation I have also learnt numerous soft skills including managing multiple responsibilities and deadlines on different tasks and how to confidently assert myself in the business as a capable individual.

Personally, I was given a lot of responsibility during my placement including running daily scrum meetings, managing other people's tickets in JIRA and communicating between different dev teams to make requirements more clear. I also help organise key meetings to develop members of the team's understanding on certain projects.

Everyone in the team is very helpful and accessible most of the time. It's very easy to find someone to message for help including the line manager.

The company culture is relatively relaxed and accepting, as long as you're getting your work done and obviously being professional you'll likely have no issues. Hard work is appreciated and seen even though it doesn't always feel that way.

I enjoyed my placement a lot and definitely valued what I learnt from it as it gave a immense boost to my CV. There are periods where you may feel you're not as involved or getting as much out of it as you'd like but it more depends on how willing you are as an intern to go after the work you want to do.

Yes

It's a great company to work with and a massive name to have on your CV, it's all about making connections and at NBCU it's very easy to connect with those working higher than you (in comparison to other companies I imagine). The only downside is they do not have a different graduate scheme (as when I am writing this) which means you're less guaranteed a position when you complete your internship but that is where the connections may come in.