Software Engineer Review

Item: Software Engineer at NatWest Group
Rating: 4.9
Author: Anonymous

at NatWest Group

Internship (1 Month+)

Banking

edinburgh

Review Submitted: July 2024

Overall Rating

4.9 /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

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.

My role as a software engineer intern consists of completing numerous projects. I have a project to complete with other tech interns that focuses on a sustainability problem within the bank, a project working on a test dashboard used by by manager and their team and a voluntary project building an app for an external kids coding club.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

I don't feel pressure during this internship but I am aware of my deadlines, responsibilities and the tasks I am required to complete, especially those greatly impacting the outcome of my group projects

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?

Yes, I started this internship with minimal coding experience, I have now learned more about how software engineering is implemented within abusiness, especially a bank. I have also learned how to use different IDEs and write lines of codes in variou slanguages inclduing javascript and JAVA. I now understand the details of front and bank end work and how APIs are used. I've been able to demonstrate the skills I learned during the placement.

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 am greatly supported by my manager and the other software engineering interns around me.

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 and culture at the NatWest Gogarburn campus is really good. It motivates me to work diligently and it means I enjoy the work I'm doing even more. Communicating with the other interns is also really fun and inclusive.