DTS Software Engineering Summer Intern Review
at Centrica
Internship (1 Month+)
Software Engineering
Windsor
Review Submitted: August 2024
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!
4/5
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Overview of Role
4.8/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.8/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Working in cloud support services, using generative AI services and building chatbot for internal business operations. Presenting work to stakeholders. Working with other interns on external projects.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Definitely lots of freedom to explore areas of cloud engineering and different business units. Team happy to help with any technical skills. Less freedom in soft skills development as this was more structured. Lots of experts helping develop soft skills.
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?
Skills:
AWS cloud services
Microsoft Azure OpenAI
Python
Terraform
AWS cloud services
Microsoft Azure OpenAI
Python
Terraform
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?
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
5/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Team very happy to help and join hour + long calls to explain technical concepts. Lots of opportunities to join events to further development. Support from intern organisational team as well.
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?
My team was very friendly and helpful. Had very flexible working hours and working from home policy. Rest of company is very true to Centrica's values and very supportive but might have less flexible working hours.
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?
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?
Placement was definitely enjoyable and I learnt a lots. Lots of opportunities that I was not expecting for a software engineering internship. Its a very involved intership so if you aren't willing to make a huge commitment can be difficult.
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 Centrica
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Centrica to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Centrica
Centrica values are very important as well as their sustainability and volunteering experience. Try to have some basic commercial awareness of the energy sector but in-depth knowledge isn't required. Don't feel to nervous in the interview stage - just be yourself! Remember to show your competency in working in teams.
