Software Engineering Intern Review

Item: Software Engineering Intern at Bloomberg
Rating: 4.9
Author: Anonymous

at Bloomberg

Internship (1 Month+)

Computer Science, Computer Systems Engineering

London

Review Submitted: September 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

4.8/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - 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.

My role involves writing code, discussing system architecture, attending team meetings, handling tickets (occasionally).

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Yes. I'm have my own project to work on and was responsible for the whole lifecycle of an application, from its design to development and then to deployment.

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've learned a new programming language Typescript, and several other tools like Docker, Jenkins, Comdb2, RabbitMQ. I've developed my C++ programming skills, understanding of testing, and skills in using Git.

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?

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?

I received good support and guidance from my mentor, my TL and other team members. I could always find someone to talk to and seek suggestions from when needed, and people here at Bloomberg are always happy to explain the whole picture of things when asked.

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?

The culture is very engineer friendly. It's open and supportive, and encourages communication and knowledge sharing between teams. The work-life balance is also great.

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?

I enjoyed my internship very much. I worked on challenging and meaningful things, and received good support. I learned a lot of new things and improved on my programming skills in general. The social life was also great. I enjoyed the social events organized by the company, and I found it very nice to meet new people and hang out together.