Software Development Engineer Intern Review

Item: Software Development Engineer Intern at Softwire
Rating: 4.7
Author: Anonymous

at Softwire

Internship (1 Month+)

Computer Science

Cambridge

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

4.3/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

5/5 - 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.

I'm a software development intern working on a web-development project. Every morning, we have a 15 minute stand up with the rest of the team - including 5 other interns and our mentor. At stand up, we discuss the progress we've made on the previous day and what we plan to do on that day, as well as any issues we've encountered. The rest of the day is spent working on tickets.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Not really. I was given responsibility for completing my bits of the project, but because we had stand ups every morning, I was never in a position where I had too much responsibility or couldn't reach out 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?

There are many skills that I gained from this internship, including technical skills such as writing code in typescript, react and next, as well as using technologies like git. I also learnt to do pair programming and code reviews!

How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

4/5

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

4/5

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

4/5

Support and Guidance

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

A lot. I had two meetings every week - one with my mentor and another with my line manager - which gave a lot of support. The line manager for our team was also always present and very helpful, providing just enough guidance that I could work through things without receiving too much help.

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?

It was great! The atmosphere is completely different from what I initially expected. People in the office are all very welcoming and fun. A week in and I already felt very comfortable with a lot of them! Work-life balance is highly encouraged in the office, and there are lots of fun activities going on every week like crafts club, badminton, games night etc.!

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

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

I really enjoyed my internship here, and wish it was longer than 2 months!! Not only did I gain a lot of experience and skills, I also picked up some random tricks like speed cubing and ping pong! This internship definitely made me consider joining the company in the future!