Engineering Intern Review
at NatWest Group
Internship (1 Month+)
Software Engineering
Edinburgh
Review Submitted: July 2026
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
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Overview of Role
4.8/5
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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.
Working on a bank project with a scrum team of interns as well as an individual research project, shadowing other engineers, taking part in meetings and insight talks.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Given full responsibility of scrum project and individual project.
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?
Learned a lot of soft skills needed to work in an Agile environment within a large organisation as well as presentation skills. Improved my coding skills alongside responsible AI development.
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?
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?
Was given support by an early talent team, scrum master as well as a graduate buddy.
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 friendly and they focus on supporting your learning. They value your work life balance very well.
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 the internship very much. I got the chance to work on a meaningful project and learned so many skills and absorbed a lot of industry insight from a wide range of people including senior employees and recent graduates. There was many social events too and making friends was very easy.
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 NatWest Group to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to NatWest Group
Focus and remember the behaviours and values of the bank and try to incorporate it into your work.
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at NatWest Group
5/5
Did you receive an offer to return as a graduate?
Waiting to hear
