Software Development Intern Review

by Softwire

Rating

4.9/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • Responsibilities
    3.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    5.0
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

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

    • Working on a client project in a team of 6 interns led by a full-time employee. Day-to-day, this largely involves coding and reviewing code but design ideation sessions and client demos are also not uncommon.

    Skills

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

    • Developed lots of technical skills: learning new programming languages and development patterns for mobile development. Soft skills too: working in a team of peers, client skills and following the structure of a mid-length project.

  • 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?

    • Only responsibility over adding code to a codebase.

  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

    • 3/5

    Support & Guidance

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

    • A lot. Regular and frequent meetings with my team lead with a strong focus on personal development, actionable feedback and general support.

  • 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?

    • Very friendly and fun-focused. It's clear lots of resources go into keeping morale high and ensuring everyone is supported.

  • 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?

    • 5/5
  • 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?

    • A lot! The work was very engaging; the team was great and there were lots of social events and activities to get involved with.

  • 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 Softwire

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

    • Yes

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

    • I'd recommend to approach is largely as an opportunity for personal development. It's a very safe space with a strong focus on feedback and the trainers are extremely well-equipped to help hone both technical and soft skills. Asking trainers for help and proactively acting on their feedback will make the 8-10 weeks much more worthwhile.

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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Software Engineering

London

August 2024

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