Technology Intern Review

Item: Technology Intern at American Express
Rating: 4.8
Author: Anonymous

at American Express

Internship (1 Month+)

Information Technology

London

Review Submitted: August 2022

Overall Rating

4.8 /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 - Overview of Role

4.8/5 - Skills Development

4/5 - Support and Guidance

5/5 - Company Culture

5/5 - Overall Experience

5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

I am part of a scrum team of 4 interns, embedded within a wider team of engineers. We were assigned a project to build a mobile app from scratch. We have biweekly sprints with the products owners and daily stand-up meetings to discuss progress, allocate tasks, and work on further functionality.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

My team was working in a proof of concept project, so it wasn't a business critical project. However, we had great autonomy to plan and deliver our project as we thought appropriate, and we were offered valuable feedback that we were expected to implement. Stakeholders treated the project as important and were generous with their time and advice.

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?

I have significantly improved my coding skills, Java, and SQL. I have learned how to work with Springboot, create APIs and work with remote databases. I have also learned how to test software using JUnit and local databases.
In terms of interpersonal skills, I had the opportunity to improve my networking skills through extensive opportunities to meet colleagues and build a network.

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?

5/5

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?

We had a team of engineers to turn to when we faced issues, but we were not spoonfed and were expected to be very independent and self-sufficient. Some more structure and / or targeted technology tutorials on the tech stack we would use would have felt more reassuring at the start, but we got there in the end and this approach forced us to learn a lot very quickly.

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?

4/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

Fantastic culture and atmosphere! Everyone is friendly, welcoming and genuinely cares. The internship project managers have gone above and beyond to make sure we had a great experience, and every single colleague has been supportive and generous with their time. There were multiple social events and networking opportunities where interns could mingle with permanent staff as well.