Product Engineer Review

Item: Product Engineer at JLR
Rating: 4.8
Author: Anonymous

at JLR

Placement (10 Months+)

Software Engineering

Manchester

Review Submitted: April 2023

Overall Rating

4.8 /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 - Overview of Role

5/5 - Skills Development

4.5/5 - Support and Guidance

4.8/5 - 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.

I am a software engineer, I develop web apps for the car’s infotainment system. I work in a team and pick up tasks each week to work on either independently (then reporting back to team) or paired up with somebody.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Yes I have been able to work on many tasks on my own once I felt comfortable to

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?

Yes learnt a lot about working in agile teams and the different roles. and also developed my programming skills.

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 have been able to pair with many senior developers in my team who have been very supportive towards me and also the general community of other undergraduates are there for support as well.

How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?

4/5

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?

In the Manchester office it’s different- it’s very laid back, has flexi-time and is a hybrid environment. Isn’t formal and you can dress however you like in the office.

How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

5/5

How would you rate the social opportunities?

4/5

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 enjoy the early careers community I am a part of and all the different opportunities we are given on placement such as many mandatory in-person events, including the classics tour, ride&drive off roading experience, factory tours and more…

Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship

5/5

Please rate how your experience met your expectations

5/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at JLR

5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend JLR to a friend?

Yes

What advice would you give to others applying to JLR

Research a lot into the innovation of the cars and the company and discuss what you’re interested in with the company specifically, during your interview and application.

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