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Bloomberg

Software Engineering Intern Review

at Bloomberg

Internship (1 Month+)

Software Engineering

London

Review Submitted: September 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
4.8/5 - 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.
Making an internal web tool iteratively (tasks divided into tickets, sprints). Attend daily stand-ups, groom tasks, 1-1 meetings with team members, company employees, mentor and TL to share feedback and learn about the company.
Researching internal tools for building applications, reviewing and improving code.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, I was responsible on choosing the next goals and milestones for the project, the way it is organized and actually built. The contents and code decisions, as well as design solutions were mainly my responsibility.
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?
Skills related to internal tools, how they interact and how to connect your applications to existing BB services. Processes on how to deploy, the environments, and access controls. I learnt more about React, and connecting it to a Kafka service.
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?
A had great support from my mentor, TL, team and larger team too. Mentor and TL had great guidance in terms of figuring out how the things I am doing relate to the team and the company, and guiding on the existing services and solutions and what would be best for a specific scenario. The HR were very supportive during intern activities, overall it was great.
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 culture really encourages collaboration, everyone is very open and easy to connect with. People readily talk about their experiences in teams, what are the responsibilities, so I could easily learn how teas interact with each other and what their work means for the company.
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 really enjoyed, the project matched my interests, my mentor and TL were very supportive, larger team were supportive and showed interest in what I am doing. Events organized showed company culture and encouraged networking and collaboration
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 Bloomberg
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Bloomberg to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Bloomberg
See if the company values and culture matches with you, know what are your interests because matching them with the right team is important to get the best experience, be open to different opportunities.
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