GCIO engineering intern Review
at HSBC
Internship (1 Month+)
Software Engineering
Sheffield
Review Submitted: August 2025
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!
4/5
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Overview of Role
4.3/5
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Skills Development
4.5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.3/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
4/5
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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.
Analysis of databases for SQL queries, modifying and creating code for API changes.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, but this is dependent on how much work you ask for.
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?
SQL queries, Agile working knowledge, economic knowledge, python.
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?
4/5
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
4/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Support was easily accessible but guidance on what to do within our teams was very vague at the beginning.
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?
5/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
The company culture is great, everyone is very friendly and inviting and everyone is open to helping you.
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?
3/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
4/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I really enjoyed the internship not only due to my work but also due to the activities that the emerging talent team set us up with.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend HSBC to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to HSBC
Be authentic and be yourself. Research HSBC beforehand and do research the area that you're interested in.
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at HSBC
4/5
Did you receive an offer to return as a graduate?
Waiting to hear
