Software/Platform/Security Engineer Review
at bp
Internship (1 Month+)
Computer Science
Sunbury
Review Submitted: November 2021
Overall Rating
4.9 /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
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Overview of Role
4.8/5
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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.
Working through user stories from the product backlog in order to help the DevOps team develop an app. High use of Azure DevOps, git, and (in this case) TypeScript. Did a lot of work do document internal software services using Open API specification (OAS 3.0).
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, the work I produced as part of my projects is live within the company, and some code I have written is in a production build of the public-facing application. Additional work involved evaluating and decommissioning unnecessary cloud services (from AWS and Azure).
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?
Developed team working skills in a DevOps environment. Learnt to interact with the MuleSoft Anypoint platform, and further refined knowledge of TypeScript/NestJS and REST/GraphQL APIs.
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?
EC team provided useful guidance and support for getting going in the company, and provided good training on soft skills such as networking and presenting.
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 very friendly and willing to give their time to help you get set up, or work through any issues/blockers you have.
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 thoroughly enjoyed putting the theory from university into practice in a corporate setting, and learned a lot about the way software engineering is done in practice.
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 bp
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend bp to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to bp
Safety is always first, back yourself, and make sure you enjoy doing what you do and can show your passion for it.
