Technology Industrial Placement Review

Item: Technology Industrial Placement at Nomura
Rating: 5
Author: Anonymous

at Nomura

Placement (10 Months+)

Software Engineering

City of London

Review Submitted: June 2025

Overall Rating

5 /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

5/5 - 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.

Developing and maintaining software for trading systems. Maintaining software and modernisation of legacy software.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

I was given significant responsibility leading multiple projects, I learnt to plan and delegate tasks. I wasn't treated as an intern just another member of the team.

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?

Automated testing, automation, DevOps, GitLab CI, Jenkins, Ansible, Autosys

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?

I would have weekly 1 to 1 with my manager. Even outside that I could reach out to any members of my team whenever needed.
Even provided with knowledge sharing sessions from team members and relating team members.

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 positive culture, with a flat hierarchy, everyone was very friendly and supportive. Intern cohort is like a group of friends you have and there are multiple socials.