Software engineer Undergraduate Review
at JLR
Placement (10 Months+)
Computer Science
Manchester
Review Submitted: June 2026
Overall Rating
5 /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
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
5/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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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.
Off board cloud engineering. trusted with a high degree of autonomy after an intial training and review period. Would take on tasks that range from building WAFs creating lambdas, adding features and bug fixing. As well as test writing and joining in meetings.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes I was given lots both in the work i did and also as ECS representative for the north west. All responsibility I took on was my choice
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?
Im now very comfortable with JAVA and AWS. my proffesional communication skills have developed to no end and im overall just much more confident
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?
I was trained on everything and given 2 specific people who would support me through out the year. I was never without near immediate support when i needed it
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?
Loved it, incredibly friendly and supportive.
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 simply couldnt imagine it being any better
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend JLR to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to JLR
Make sure to be aware of the brand as the core values are incredibly important
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at JLR
5/5
Did you receive an offer to return as a graduate?
Waiting to hear
