Software Engineer Review

by NatWest Group

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Rating

4.9/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.8
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • My role as a software engineer intern consists of completing numerous projects. I have a project to complete with other tech interns that focuses on a sustainability problem within the bank, a project working on a test dashboard used by by manager and their team and a voluntary project building an app for an external kids coding club.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Yes, I started this internship with minimal coding experience, I have now learned more about how software engineering is implemented within abusiness, especially a bank. I have also learned how to use different IDEs and write lines of codes in variou slanguages inclduing javascript and JAVA. I now understand the details of front and bank end work and how APIs are used. I've been able to demonstrate the skills I learned during the placement.


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 5/5

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

  • 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
  • 5/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • I don't feel pressure during this internship but I am aware of my deadlines, responsibilities and the tasks I am required to complete, especially those greatly impacting the outcome of my group projects


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 5/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • I am greatly supported by my manager and the other software engineering interns around me.


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 5/5

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

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • The atmosphere and culture at the NatWest Gogarburn campus is really good. It motivates me to work diligently and it means I enjoy the work I'm doing even more. Communicating with the other interns is also really fun and inclusive.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 5/5

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

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 4/5

  • 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 am thoroughly enjoying my internship!


  • 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 NatWest Group
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend NatWest Group to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to NatWest Group
  • Be yourself, talk to everyone and have fun whilst completing your commitments.


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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Banking

Scotland

July 2024


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