Quality Engineer SDE I Review

Item: Quality Engineer SDE I at Capital One
Rating: 4.9
Author: Anonymous

at Capital One

Internship (1 Month+)

Computer Systems Engineering, Computer Science

Nottingham

Review Submitted: August 2022

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 - Overview of Role

5/5 - Skills Development

4.5/5 - Support and Guidance

4.8/5 - 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 write tests for programs ranging from system to UI to unit tests. Completing Proof of Concept and Test Completion Reports once everything is completed in development. When needed I also do development work on both iOS and Android.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Being part of a team of interns to release a feature in a version, we are given maximum autonomy as well as responsibility for leading and completing the release.

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 learnt so much about agile development, mobile development, testing in an industrial scale, communicating with product and design, best code practices for Kotlin and swift in mobile development. Also soft skills such as curiosity and perseverance when facing adversity.

How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

5/5

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?

Our mentors were always there to offer help and allow us to leverage their experience for the problems we faced. From planning to development to testing and to documenting, we always had someone to rely on in case we needed it.

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, especially the tech side, is very friendly and casual. There is no sense of layers levels or people who have been here longer having more power or is looking down on you. It is very welcoming and pleasant 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 greatly enjoyed it, not only have I learnt a lot about the industry, but I have also developed as a person. Without any mobile development experience, I came in and can now comfortably say that I am prepared for a full-time job as a quality engineer.