Software Development Intern Review
at Softwire
Internship (1 Month+)
Software Engineering
London
Review Submitted: August 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!
4/5
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
5/5
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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.
Worked with an existing codebase and project to add new features with regards to our specific mini-project.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, I was actively seeking more responsibility in terms of technically challenging work and presentation of my work, and I was given it to my satisfaction.
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 app development, test-driven development, pair programming, clean coding.
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?
As much as I needed. The team lead was involved but not helicoptering.
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 welcoming and pleasant. Everyone will be happy to talk to you regardless of how high up in the hierarchy they are - this is more pleasant than you think it is. The company and the people actively encourage work-life balance. Genuinely one of the best places to work at.
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?
I enjoyed it a lot more than I think I would have at any other internship. As I said, genuinely one of the best places to work at in terms of culture. The workload was adequately challenging as well.
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 Softwire
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Softwire to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Softwire
You have a good chance of getting an internship if you're a nice person. In terms of technical ability, you will do well if you can pick up new programming languages and technologies quickly. Don't be bound by specific languages or syntax, and you can get in. If you do get in, the internship will be a really really fun 2 months, so I would recommend taking the offer.
