Soloution Engineer Review

Item: Soloution Engineer at Oracle
Rating: 4.2
Author: Anonymous

at Oracle

Placement (10 Months+)

Computer Systems Engineering, Computer Science

Reading

Review Submitted: September 2021

Overall Rating

4.2 /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!

4/5 - Overview of Role

4.8/5 - Skills Development

3.5/5 - Support and Guidance

4.3/5 - Company Culture

4.5/5 - Overall Experience

3/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

During the placement my day to day varied from having daily scrum engagements with the customer during a sprint, to developing a solution alongside my college. When a sprint wasn't ongoing I would be learning the cloud tools available to see if they could be used in future engagements.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

I was given near autonomy to do whatever I felt best for the customer, giving my own advice on what I learnt and becoming a small consultant for them.
Furthermore I was able to learn what I wanted and given support for that.

Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

4/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

One of the major skills I learnt during the placement was the ability to apply design thinking principles to ideate a solution with a customer, this gave a lot of value to the customers while making sure we identified the right pain point.
I also learnt a whole suite of cloud tools.

How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

4/5

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 was given a lot of guidance at the start however if I needed help with anything I had to reach out to people I didn't know.

How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?

4/5

How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?

3/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

Oracle is a growing tech company supporting a diverse workforce, supporting those who lie under the BAME, LGBTQA+, Neurodivergent and more banners. They have dedicated ERG's who make an impact within the company and customers.

How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

5/5

How would you rate the social opportunities?

3/5

How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

4/5

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 had an amazing internship and wished that I could've stayed on as I loved my job, my colleagues and the ability to expand my knowledge within Oracle. I wish I could've met my co-workers as lockdown was in effect most of the placement.