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CE GPU Software Engineer - Instrumentation Review

at Arm

Internship (1 Month+)

Software 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!

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.

On a day to day basis, I would come in for a stand-up meeting with my team, explaining what I had done the prior day and any issues that arose and I would work independently on my project while attending seminars/lectures to help me understand my internship better, one example was Introduction to computer graphics. My day at work is usually 9 am to 5:30pm and includes conversations daily with my manager and buddy/mentor.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Yes I was given a lot of responsibility and flexibility on what task I should do, which made it more fun and rewarding

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?

Yes, I have learnt how to program using the Vulkan API and how to work at a lower level, developing the gpu driver, so embedded programming.

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?

Lots of support and guidance, every week I would have an in depth 1-1 with my buddy/mentor, explaining if I needed any help with my project or if it was proceeding as intended, and also help from my instrumentation team whenever I required

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?

You are surrounded by very nice people who are very like minded. The atmosphere at Arm is also very relaxed, where they do not just priorities your work, but also your wellbeing, so as long as you have been productive, you are more flexible about working in person or from home, you just have to make sure you fill this in with your line manager/ buddy/mentor

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 loved my internship and would love to do it all over again! I learnt so much on it, met some amazing people and most of all enjoyed the process lots!

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

Make sure you keep an open mind on any team to join at Arm, I was reluctant that software engineering wouldn't be my thing as a first year Electrical Engineering student, but in reality it was lots of fun! Even considering maybe I prefer software over hardware!

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at Arm

5/5

Did you receive an offer to return as a graduate?

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