QA Engineer Review
at Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Placement (10 Months+)
Computer Systems Engineering, Software Engineering
Bristol
Review Submitted: November 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
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Overview of Role
4/5
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Skills Development
4/5
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Support and Guidance
4.8/5
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Company Culture
4.5/5
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Overall Experience
1/5
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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.
Being a QA engineer involved a lot of aspects of QA, such as manual and automated test execution, I even got to write a system test myself which is now in production. Tests were all written in Python.
On top of that, I got a taste of on-prem DevOps. I was a part of a team that managed a fleet of test systems in a lab in Colorado. We were responsible for configuring them using Ansible scripts, as well as imaging them, and troubleshooting any problems developers had with them.
On top of that, I got a taste of on-prem DevOps. I was a part of a team that managed a fleet of test systems in a lab in Colorado. We were responsible for configuring them using Ansible scripts, as well as imaging them, and troubleshooting any problems developers had with them.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, a lot. There was a great deal of responsibility especially with the system test that I wrote as well as the DevOps side of things. We [the interns] were also responsible for organising any charity events, of which we held numerous.
The responsibility of work was definitely important locally within Bristol, but it was quite hard to grasp the bigger picture in the storage organisation. There are so many teams and moving parts working all across the globe that although my responsibility felt great locally, it was hard to get any recognition beyond Bristol.
The responsibility of work was definitely important locally within Bristol, but it was quite hard to grasp the bigger picture in the storage organisation. There are so many teams and moving parts working all across the globe that although my responsibility felt great locally, it was hard to get any recognition beyond Bristol.
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?
- Furthered my Python skills
- Furthered my Linux/Shell scripting skills
- Learnt Ansible
- Furthered my microservices skills
- Developed event organisation skills
- Furthered my Linux/Shell scripting skills
- Learnt Ansible
- Furthered my microservices skills
- Developed event organisation skills
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
3/5
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
4/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Weekly meetings with a manager and a mentor meant that I could be open an honest regularly and receive help and feedback immediately.
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?
In Bristol: amazing! Lovely people to work with. Regular socials, charity events, etc. Many resource groups to promote inclusivity.
In the entire company: very very Americanised and corporate. This is especially prevalent in the wider all-team meetings. Anything that comes from the top just feels very soulless and disingenuous.
The ratings below are based on the Bristol office.
In the entire company: very very Americanised and corporate. This is especially prevalent in the wider all-team meetings. Anything that comes from the top just feels very soulless and disingenuous.
The ratings below are based on the Bristol office.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
4/5
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 it a lot! I met so many great people and have made some great friends.
Working and living in Bristol was a bit of struggle. It's a very expensive city and near impossible to get around if you want to live in the cheaper areas like Filton. Massively overrated unless you're well-off.
Working and living in Bristol was a bit of struggle. It's a very expensive city and near impossible to get around if you want to live in the cheaper areas like Filton. Massively overrated unless you're well-off.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Hewlett Packard Enterprise to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Make sure you're open, honest, and overall a good person to want in a team.
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Hewlett Packard Enterprise
1/5
Did you receive an offer to return as a graduate?
Yes
