Software Engineer Review
at Lloyds Banking Group
Placement (10 Months+)
Software Engineering
Edinburgh
Review Submitted: July 2023
Overall Rating
3.6 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
2/5
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Overview of Role
3/5
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Skills Development
4/5
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Support and Guidance
4.5/5
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Company Culture
3/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
I worked as a backend engineer within a feature team working on a card feature in the banking app. Most days would involve scrum meetings, as well as more general meetings for the wider platform/bank. If I had work, I would do that for part of the day, as well as attend ‘knowledge transfer sessions’ and complete self learning.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Not really no. There were options to take on additional responsibility that you could enquire about, but I didn’t. So that’s not really the fault of my team.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
2/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
I came into the placement having very few coding skills as I don’t study computer science. I’ve learnt Java, as well as a lot about Git, CI/CD with Jenkins, Bash scripting, Docker and GCP.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
3/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
3/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
3/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
3/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
I met with my line manager twice a month and she was helpful, although there was often not many problems to raise. I had guidance from a senior engineer throughout but would have appreciated more guidance throughout.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
4/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
4/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Very relaxed, nice culture. It’s a very large company so things move slowly and it’s a lot of compliance. As agile as they wish to be, it’s un-achievable.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
4/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
4/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I certainly enjoyed parts. I should have seeked out more work; I think I felt very demotivated for periods and accepted a very light workload.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
3/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
3/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Lloyds Banking Group
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Lloyds Banking Group to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Lloyds Banking Group
Be proactive and enthusiastic. Don’t settle for a small workload, go and do gigs for other teams and reach out about things you’re interested in.
In terms of applying, your enthusiasm during the assessment centre is marked highly. Don’t be cocky and speak your mind during any exercises.
In terms of applying, your enthusiasm during the assessment centre is marked highly. Don’t be cocky and speak your mind during any exercises.
