Software Engineer Review
at Adobe
Internship (1 Month+)
Computer Systems Engineering
Bucharest
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
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Overview of Role
5/5
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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.
On a day-to-day basis, I generally learn a new technology or work on my internship project. The day starts with a daily half-hour scrum meeting and at the end of every scrum sprint, we would plan the next one for one hour. After that, I usually work on my project or plan a meeting with my supervisor in order to discuss the project. Anytime I encountered a problem I had the possibility to ask my supervisor for help.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I wasn't responsible for any mission-critical projects. I only worked on my own project, but I was fully responsible for it from the development stage to the deployment. I was given permission to access almost all the company's IT resources (GitHub, Spinnaker, Jenkins, AWS, Azure, etc...) which enabled me to develop and test my application efficiently. Because these resources were shared I was really careful not to make changes that could have a negative impact on the other users.
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, I learned many modern technologies: Scala, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Spinnaker, Akka, Akka Streams, HOCON, JSON processing, etc. I also developed my soft skills. One of the things that I really appreciated was the teamwork and even though I was only an intern for 3 months I had no problem fitting in and making a lot of work friends. Because I worked in a multinational company I had the chance to develop my communication and networking skills in the context of many teambuilding online activities.
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?
Anytime I encountered a problem I had the possibility to ask my supervisor for help. He usually provided me with the documentation that I needed to complete the assigned task or he would help me with the debugging process during a 1:1 call. One of the things that I really appreciated was the teamwork and even though I was only an intern for 3 months I had no problem fitting in and making a lot of work friends.
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?
I think the company is one of the most inclusive ones. There were lots of mandatory training materials to ensure a proper and comfortable work environment for everyone. There is no discrimination inside Adobe and the company sponsored a lot of internal programs to ensure this. I attended many training meetings in which people talked about inclusion and policies in order to make sure that Adobe is a safe, inclusive, and healthy work environment for everyone.
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 enjoyed my internship very much, especially because of the many new technologies that I learned about during it: Scala, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Spinnaker, Akka, Akka Streams, HOCON, JSON processing, etc. I also had a proper income and the team was really open to me no matter the subject. Anytime I encountered a problem I had the possibility to ask my supervisor for help. He usually provided me with the documentation that I needed to complete the assigned task or he would help me with the debugging process during a 1:1 call.
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 Adobe
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Adobe to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Adobe
The easiest way to apply to Adobe is via the Workday platform. After that, if your CV and qualification match the job requirements then you will receive an online challenge that contains different technical questions and coding problems. If you pass this stage you will attend a technical interview where you will have a live coding session. If you pass this one as well, the last stage of the process is an interview with the hiring manager.
