Software Developer Review

Item: Software Developer at Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Rating: 4.6
Author: Anonymous

at Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)

Placement (10 Months+)

Computer Science

Didcot

Review Submitted: November 2021

Overall Rating

4.6 /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

4.5/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

5/5 - Company Culture

4/5 - Overall Experience

4/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

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

I write code to implement solutions for providing virtual courses and workshops for students around the world.
I write a lot of python and bash scripting to control AWS.
I work largely autonomously. My mentor is there if I need help, but he's busy so I trouble him only when i have exhausted all other avenues.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Depends what you consider responsibility. A badly placed command could crash a large number of servers or wipe out AWS instances, volumes and snapshots, causing mass devastation and panic, taking weeks or maybe months to fix. So yes, I guess that's responsibility.

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?

Developed existing skills in bash and python, learnt ansible from scratch. I'd never used AWS but had got the gist. I learnt a lot more about Linux that I didn't already know. So mainly built on pre-existing knowledge.

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?

4/5

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?

Help is always there if I need it.

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?

Everyone is kind and nice. People appear to be hired based on their merit and humility. No-one is arrogant or mean. They've chosen the people really well.

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 really enjoyed it for the most part. It's had its ups and downs but have settled in well and like it just the way it is.

Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship

4/5

Please rate how your experience met your expectations

4/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)

4/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) to a friend?

Yes

What advice would you give to others applying to Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)

Every department is different but overall RAL is a decent place to work, full of enthusiastic mostly younger people. You can learn a lot, the campus is lovely and has good food, and a good community.

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