Software Developer Review

by Softwire

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Rating

3.9/5
  • The Role
    4.3
  • The Company
    4.0
  • The Culture
    3.3

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • It was a good placement. I worked on a real project with 2 other interns and a new employee headed up by two employees. There was good technical mentoring and code review.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • The team leader and technical lead seemed to be happy with the work I did.

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Technical mentoring was very good. The first week was a welcome week where we went through some C#/js/coffeescript/knockout.js/git tutorials and challenges to get us up to speed on the technologies used on the project we were working on.

    5/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • There was always work to do, but I never felt stressed with the amount of work, enough to keep me busy, but not so much that I felt crushed.

    5/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I was working as one of four developers on an internal project that will be used by people, in other words, my work wasn't throwaway busy work.

    5/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • I learnt how Softwire manages team development, using tools like Atlassian Crucible/Fisheye and JIRA along with git, C#, js, knockout.js, coffeescript. These tools are widely used in industry, so I think they have improved my employability. In addition I've improved my process of developing code, primarily through the use of code reviews and branching in source management which will come in handy on many different projects.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • Relaxed, and friendly.

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Extremely well done, there wasn't a point at which I felt like the company was trying to figure out what to do with me.

    5/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Employees get an hour a week to work on professional development. You are encouraged to set professional development goals that you and your line manager discuss on fortnightly status chats.

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    Company Parties/Events
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I think I performed quite well during my internship so given that the company were looking for employees I feel I would be in a good position to receive a job offer.

    4/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • People are friendly and there are many activities to join in. Mario kart at lunch is quite good fun.

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Bristol can be cheap or expensive depending on where you go. The city centre where Softwire is located is so so. St. Nicholas' market is close, and has wonderful food, so lunch is always something to look forward to

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Loads of stuff to do. Clubs, pubs, bars, restaurants. It's a city...

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Board game nights, going to the pub, new starter drinks/food

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Computer Systems Engineering, Computer Science

South West

August 2015

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