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Autodesk

Software Engineering Intern Review

at Autodesk

Internship (1 Month+)

Computer Science

Birmingham

Review Submitted: September 2022

Overall Rating

4 /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
3.8/5 - Skills Development
3/5 - Support and Guidance
4.3/5 - Company Culture
4.5/5 - 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.
starts off with a project meeting at 10 am, after which we continue development till lunch. Lunch lasts for 1hr or so, during which we have the option of playing a few games including table football. Then we get back to development and interact with different parts of the team for feedback.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, I had a lot of design and development freedom and decision-making responsibilities throughout the internship.
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?
Learnt C++ and developed Python further.
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?
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?
Daily feedback from my supervisor with once a fortnight meeting with a personal mentor.
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?
2/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Extremely friendly and casual with lots of freedom and flexibility.
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?
3/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
Enjoyed it a lot and am glad to have produced a meaningful result that will soon be released to the customers
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at Autodesk
4/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Autodesk to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Autodesk
Brush up on Java/C/C++, basics are more than enough. Interview tests more of candidate potential than any current technical ability.
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