FPGA Video and Vision Software Engineer Intern Review
at Intel Corporation
Placement (10 Months+)
Information Technology
Basingstoke
Review Submitted: July 2022
Overall Rating
4.4 /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
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Overview of Role
4.5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
3.8/5
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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 as part of a small group of people developing systems to add functionality available for other projects. Control over design and the build flow of the Linux operating system images for projects.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I was not working on any projects actively in production or dealing directly with customers. However, I was working as the sole developer on most of my systems and given the freedom to choose how things were done. When I had a project to do I was responsible for the entire system
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
3/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
My understanding of how computers work at a low level has been much improved along with how different architectures function. From debugging the kernel and tracing more elusive issues, my methodology for bug fixing has improved and sped up.
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?
Anyone on my team was happy to help with any problems I had, once I had asked for help them it was no problem getting support when it was needed. I never felt isolated and without support.
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?
The atmosphere was always pleasant and the people were very accommodating. Lunch breaks are nice and there is always someone for a quick chat.
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?
3/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
The work was always interesting and there was something to be getting on with at all times. I enjoyed being able to try my hand in the area as I hadn't spent a lot of time with embedded systems which I meant I picked up skills in a whole new area of the subject.
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 Intel Corporation
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Intel Corporation to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Intel Corporation
Being personable and relaxed in the interview is just as important as technical skills and it is much easier to get your point across when you calm. For technical questions, saying you don't know and then having an educated guess is always a worthwhile approach.
