Software Engineering Intern Review
at Arm
Internship (1 Month+)
Computer Systems Engineering
Cambridge
Review Submitted: August 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!
4/5
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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 with the Fast Models team for the Generic Interrupt Controller. Involves writing and maintaining a large simulation codebase.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Was given tasks that would actually help the team and freedom to do what I want
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
4/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Learnt a lot about Computer Science and how it is applied in a real company.
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?
Plenty of support when I asked for it, and was not "micro managed" when I didn't ask. Good balance.
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?
Good culture, open offices for collaboration, easy way to book meetings, good social atmosphere at lunch.
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?
Enjoyed it very much - don't have many negatives at all
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 Arm to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Arm
Show potential in the interview stage rather than necessarily knowing everything. Willingness to learn and curiosity are attractive skills.
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Arm
5/5
Did you receive an offer to return as a graduate?
Waiting to hear
