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Capital One

Software Development Engineer Review

at Capital One

Internship (1 Month+)

Computer Science

London

Review Submitted: September 2021

Overall Rating

4.8 /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
4.3/5 - 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.
I was developing software which allowed services in the data tribe to work better. This entailed some work with a front end and back end service. Using react and java to connect to the API.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I was responsible for all my own work, and making sure that it got developed, and signed off.
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?
React
Java
Amazon web services
Scrum
Agile Methods
Git
Professional Code
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?
A lot of support and guidance from my entire team. Whenever I needed help they were able to jump on a zoom call with me.
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?
Great company atmosphere, completely not stressful.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
4/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
4/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
4/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I enjoyed it thoroughly was able to learn so much and see the different between university and work
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 Capital One
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Capital One to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Capital One
Great place to start work for a good work life balance.
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