Mobile Software Engineering Intern Review

Item: Mobile Software Engineering Intern at Visa
Rating: 5
Author: Anonymous

at Visa

Internship (1 Month+)

Software Engineering

Review Submitted: September 2023

Overall Rating

5 /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

5/5 - 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.

- implementing a protocol that transfers transaction data
- participating in extra activities and courses
- writing unit tests and testing requests with Postman
- writing documentation in Swagger
- reviewing code
- working entirely in English with international colleagues
- working in an Agile environment

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Yes, I was the main contributor to a major project and my work impacted the rest of the team, but it still was a safe environment for me to learn and experiment

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?

- Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, Postman, and other tech tools
- working in an Agile environment
- presenting

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?

5/5

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?

I had an onboarding buddy and two managers, one in office and one remote. Whenever I had any questions or needed support, I received it from them, they also went out of their way to elevate my experience and give me advice.

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?

The atmosphere in the office was great and very relaxed, I integrated into the culture rather quickly. We had a lot of events and I received a lot of support throughout my internship.

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?

It was an unforgettable experience and an incredible start to my professional career. I met many brilliant people and had been given a lot of opportunities to grow.