Software Engineer Review
at Nomura
Placement (10 Months+)
Software Engineering
London
Review Submitted: June 2025
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
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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
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.
Meetings with team and others.
Gathering requirements and making designs for new developments.
Developing code for internal use, testing and deploying this code.
Improving current features and resolving code issues.
Gathering requirements and making designs for new developments.
Developing code for internal use, testing and deploying this code.
Improving current features and resolving code issues.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, didn’t feel like an intern. I got really stuck into it after a few weeks.
A lot of responsibilities and control over your own work.
A lot of responsibilities and control over your own work.
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?
Developed all my soft skills a lot
Learnt new programming languages l
Improved technical skills in docker and kubernetes
Greatly improve problem solving skills
Learnt new programming languages l
Improved technical skills in docker and kubernetes
Greatly improve problem solving skills
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?
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?
Had full support within my team and outside my team.
We got assigned buddies and mentors.
We got assigned buddies and mentors.
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 friendly.
Everyone was kind and supportive.
Atmosphere is very calm.
Everyone was kind and supportive.
Atmosphere is very calm.
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 loved every second of my placement. It was an unforgettable experience. I managed to make great connections with the others interns alongside learning and developing skills from working on meaningful and really interesting projects and tasks.
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 Nomura
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Nomura to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Nomura
Don’t be afraid to ask questions as everyone is very friendly and nice.
Enjoy every moment and try to participate in events and clubs as it is great to meet new people and learn more about Nomura as a whole.
Enjoy every moment and try to participate in events and clubs as it is great to meet new people and learn more about Nomura as a whole.
