Software Engineer Review

Item: Software Engineer at NatWest Group
Rating: 4.7
Author: Anonymous

at NatWest Group

Internship (1 Month+)

Software Engineering

London

Review Submitted: August 2023

Overall Rating

4.7 /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!

4/5 - Overview of Role

4.5/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

4.8/5 - Company Culture

5/5 - Overall Experience

5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

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

Creating new programs to streamline the workflow of colleagues. Talk with manager and product owners to discuss next steps and ways to improve the applications created, and publish wikis detailing to individuals on how to install / utilise the program. Spend time debugging and maintaining the software getting it to a stage such that it doesn't need constant attention.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Lots of responsibility, basically told what they wanted done and in what language then was left to make a solution and demonstrate it and refine (quite an agile work mentality). If you needed help, could always go to manager but were expected to reach out and ask for help.

Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

4/5

Skills Development

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

Coding, problem-solving, presenting, communication, time - management - sometimes you have multiple projects and lots you want to get done in one day, and the next not have much to do so balancing this is essential

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?

4/5

Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development

4/5

Support and Guidance

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

Lots of support by team members and if I had any issues there was always someone to reach out to.

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

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

Very collaborative and the company puts a focus on work-life balance, there is often opportunity to catch-up with others and for Interns there are even intern socials / events to help you connect to people.

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?

5/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

I enjoyed it very much, my manager went out of his way to put me in contact with various people in the bank to learn what they did and generally make connections while interning here.