Software developer Review

Item: Software developer at CGI
Rating: 4.1
Author: Anonymous

at CGI

Placement (10 Months+)

Software Engineering

Leatherhead

Review Submitted: September 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!

4/5 - Overview of Role

4/5 - Skills Development

3.5/5 - Support and Guidance

5/5 - Company Culture

3.5/5 - 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.

Testing and developing software

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Yes

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?

I learnt a lot from a communication/teamwork perspective but from a technical perspective I felt a some of the software I learnt about was a bit outdated

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?

3/5

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?

Good for the majority but with some patchy areas as well

How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?

2/5

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?

Full of very friendly upbeat and talkative individuals

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 enjoyed the vast majority of my placement year, barring a few slower months regarding communication/workload it was all very positive and I made some good friends

Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship

4/5

Please rate how your experience met your expectations

3/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend CGI to a friend?

Yes

What advice would you give to others applying to CGI

Make sure you get onto a project that excites you and from a social aspect ensure you get the most out of the amazing social network/opportunities they have on offer