Software Engineer Review

Item: Software Engineer at Capital One
Rating: 5
Author: Anonymous

at Capital One

Internship (1 Month+)

Information Technology

London

Review Submitted: September 2021

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.

Writing code in Java for my internship project, using GitHub for version control, deploying my code in AWS (most of the time in a week).
Write Python code for the Developer API (about a day a week in total)
Attend agile ceremonies with my team, such as stand-up, retro, and planning

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

I was given just the right amount of responsibility I would say. I managed to split my time very well and finished my project timely. I never had to work long hours and I feel like my time was well invested

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?

Yes, but tech and soft skills: Java, GitHub, JetBrains, Python, Agile, communication, teamwork

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?

Every intern has a manager, a mentor, and a buddy. Moreover, there are support groups internally and people are very helpful whichever way you look.

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?

Online, it was a little different from in-person, but everyone was great and the atmosphere was relaxed and inclusive. Nobody would look at you from above just because you are new, which is a common thing in other companies.