Software Developer Review
at BNP Paribas
Internship (1 Month+)
Computer Science, Commercial Banking, Software Engineering
London
Review Submitted: August 2024
Overall Rating
3.9 /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!
4/5
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Overview of Role
4/5
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Skills Development
4.5/5
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Support and Guidance
3.3/5
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Company Culture
4/5
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Overall Experience
4/5
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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.
Day to day, I was given an item to work an (a new feature, or big fix, or a task for improving the performance of some routine tasks done in the team).
Then, I would mostly develop in C#, solutions to these items. As well as catching up with colleagues for any questions I have.
Then, I would mostly develop in C#, solutions to these items. As well as catching up with colleagues for any questions I have.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
The features I have developed were those requested by traders. I have also developed something for another side of the bank to use.
These features have great opportunity to be used now and in the future, and so I have been given a (relatively) equal amount (to the time I had in the internship) of responsibility to my colleagues.
The only holdback to certain tasks being assigned, is that they possibly would be longer than the internship time and setup time.
These features have great opportunity to be used now and in the future, and so I have been given a (relatively) equal amount (to the time I had in the internship) of responsibility to my colleagues.
The only holdback to certain tasks being assigned, is that they possibly would be longer than the internship time and setup time.
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?
Learnt about micro services, saw a much larger database and use case than what I saw in university, learnt about APIs and how to design them effectively.
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?
3/5
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?
The members on my team were friendly and very willing to help when I had questions.
There is internal documentation, the quality of this can be varied.
Asking your team in person or over messaging is definitely possible and encouraged.
There is internal documentation, the quality of this can be varied.
Asking your team in person or over messaging is definitely possible and encouraged.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
4/5
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 friendly.
It can be a bit difficult to speak to traders, but the tech floor is relaxed, and you can feel comfortable talking to other people in the back.
It can be a bit difficult to speak to traders, but the tech floor is relaxed, and you can feel comfortable talking to other people in the back.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
3/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
3/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
3/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
4/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
It was enjoyable, I got to develop many skills.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at BNP Paribas
4/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend BNP Paribas to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to BNP Paribas
The training you get from your manager will be sufficient to start working.
It is always useful to have basic object oriented programming and knowledge of databases.
It is always useful to have basic object oriented programming and knowledge of databases.
