Software Engineer Review

The day starts with a morning stand up, where the team one by one relays progress and issues, and members of the team may get assigned a task or alteration. Throughout the day I worked independently on the prototype project I was assigned, which involved me architecting and designing my system, researching into solutions that were often previously alien to me, and of course then the standard coding / implementation

I was given plenty responsibility, such as the fact how I was making a prototype software from the ground up. As well as this, I had to do a demonstration with my co-intern at a trade show, where we had to be the ones to talk to members of the Ministry of Defense as well as representatives of other companies.

I have gained significant confidence in the C++ programming language due to just how much I worked with it. Throughout my placement I was exposed to a very large range of different technologies that I'd never worked with, such as the Virtual Battle Space software; a combat simulation software; interfacing with Bluetooth devices, Unreal Engine, messaging protocols such as DDS, DIS, and ActiveMQ, and working with fiddly language interfaces, such as when I had to make a Java Native Interface.
Asides from technical aspects, I feel as though I greatly improved my presentation skills, as well as getting used to making quality documentation, in which I can be confident that someone taking over my project would find useful.

I was given much guidance when it came to soft skills, and I was helped a lot by coworkers when working with the specific software we used at the office. However for the most part I was conducting independent problem solving and research for problems I faced.

The office was made up entirely of young employees, so the culture was very vibrant.

I enjoyed it very thoroughly, I was always doing work that challenged me, and my coworkers quickly became my friends which made work much more enjoyable and friendly

Yes