Software Undergraduate Review

I did three different rotations on the placement, the first team was in propulsion where I designed implmeneted and tested embedded systems in C. In the second placement I researched various open source repositories and machine learning models and integrated them to create a data pipeline. In my final placement I was mainly coding in C++, creating unit tests and reviewing other peoples code. In my first and last team I also did some rig testing.

I developed my skills in C,C++ and Python as well as learning subjects that were quite new to such as microprocessor architecture and machine learning. l also developed my skills in embedded software development and team collaboration. However I heard some people were put in teams where they weren't learning a lot or the work was not relevant to software development, but in that case they were normally given the opportunity to switch to a team they preferred working in.

I felt like I was given a good amount of responsibility in all of the teams I worked in during the placement. I was generally given autonomy over how I chose to complete a piece of work but could always ask for support from more experienced members of the team if I was stuck on anything. The tasks I was given were very similar to other employees that worked there and felt like meaningful tasks.

The rest of the team were always very supportive during the placement. At the start of the year I was assigned a mentor that I could go to for support. I always felt like I could ask any questions if I was stuck on a problem. There were also various training days that helped give me an overview of the business and develop my collaboration skills.

The company culture at JLR is very good. It is a very relaxed culture where you are trusted to be able to do your work in your own time. Everyone I met was very friendly and welcoming.

I really enjoyed my time at JLR. The work was enjoyable and people were nice. It was also great to be given flexibility to choose to move to a wide range of teams during the placement in areas that interested me.

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During the interview, in your response to questions it's important to refer back to the creators code often. If you are given an offer to start as an undergraduate, when the placement starts, start looking for teams to rotate around as soon as possible so you can move to a team that you enjoy working in.