Platform Engineer Review
at IBM
Degree Apprenticeship
Software Engineering
London
Review Submitted: February 2025
Overall Rating
4.1 /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!
3.5/5
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
4.2/5
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Structure and Support
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
4/5
I am a developer within the team and helping to bring ideas an designs into life with code which can then be demonstrated towards clients with the intention of selling the service.
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
3/5
I do enjoy the work that I do and the people that I am working with though some aspects of university and work can be tedious and frustrating.
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
5/5
I have expanding my overall knowledge of programming and making services for clients along with developing soft skills such as communcation and presenting.
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
4/5
At the start it felt there was a large system and sturcutre in place but one the inital tasks of getting people into roles had been comepleted, their was less of a controlled structure.
How much support do you receive from your employer?
5/5
I am actively supported by my employer on what I should do and need to improve upon.
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
3/5
They are supportive to an extent but there have been times where information has been missed out or support no existent. Where in some situations info was only provided when something needed to be handed in.
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
4/5
It does teach me the broader aspect of a company and I am able to persue learning that is related to my job role though it does not drastically improve my skills within the workplace.
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
5/5
Yes there are open events that are active within the workplace that I do attend for all types of people.
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend IBM to a friend?
Yes
Why?
IBM does have a big focues on growing and developing your skills which is extremely helpful at the start or a career. They also do create a relatively safe enviroment where you can express yourself (while being professional) but that is of my own personal opinion.
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to IBM?
Some advice...
Be yourself, IBM is not just looking for the best qualified person. They want to see a human being a person, within the workplace there is a lot more to what makes a good employee then simply being good at your job.
Be yourself, IBM is not just looking for the best qualified person. They want to see a human being a person, within the workplace there is a lot more to what makes a good employee then simply being good at your job.
