Intern Developer Review
at Maven
Internship (1 Month+)
Software Engineering
London
Review Submitted: September 2025
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!
5/5
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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
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.
Worked within the Market Making Strategy team, building a full-stack web app with another intern. On a day-to-day basis, this would typically involve communicating with our stakeholders and tech lead to give updates through stand-ups, as well as programming, testing and debugging our product.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, was given a lot of responsibility, as the product we were developing was entirely new.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Yes, learnt lots of new skills in software development including specific programming languages (e.g. C#, TypeScript) and developer tools/frameworks (Git, GitHub, Linux, Rest APIs, and more)
Developed existing soft skills
Developed existing soft skills
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?
Daily support/check-ins with project lead, stand-ups throughout the week with wider team and weekly check-ins with line manager, offered lots of support and advice on areas to grow
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?
Friendly company culture, not too corporate, lots of emphasis on high standards and continuous learning
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?
Enjoyed a lot, was above expectations, was the right environment/culture for me to learn and develop my industry skills
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 Maven to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Maven
Show a strong interest in what the company does, don't be afraid to say if you don't know something
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Maven
5/5
Did you receive an offer to return as a graduate?
Yes
