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Autodesk

Intern Software Engineer Review

at Autodesk

Internship (1 Month+)

Software Engineering

Birmingham

Review Submitted: September 2023

Overall Rating

4.8 /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!

5/5 - Overview of Role
4.8/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
4.5/5 - 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.
As an intern software engineer at Autodesk, you will be coding on a large code base, collaborating with the team, learning from senior engineers, testing the software, and documenting your code. You will be working with c++ and using git for source control.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
You are trusted from the start to work on real problems on the real codebase which will be released to the public. Given a lot of independence to work on problems in your own way.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
I have learned how to use git for source control, consolidated my knowledge of c++, and learned how to work on a large codebase collaboratively with others.
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
5/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
It is your own responsiblity to ask for help, however, the team was very supportive and helpful when required.
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 relaxed and low pressure environment
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
4/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
5/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
4/5
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?
Very interesting and intellectually stimulating tasks.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at Autodesk
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Autodesk to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Autodesk
Learn about how large projects are structured and research object orientated programming.
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