Software Developer Review
at IBM
Placement (10 Months+)
Software Engineering
Hursley
Review Submitted: May 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!
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
4.5/5
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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.
Dev-Ops engineer,
Work with IBMCloud to create, manage and provision cloud services
Work with teams to create and explore new products and services
Conduct scrums & meetings, work in an agile manner
Work with IBMCloud to create, manage and provision cloud services
Work with teams to create and explore new products and services
Conduct scrums & meetings, work in an agile manner
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I'm given as much responsibility as any other IBM'er - the placement scheme, in my instance, was with a very forward thinking, trustworthy and impactful team. Every team is as responsible as the other and working together, rather than silo'ing responsibility into one person is encouraged, but product and workstream owners are always beneficial.
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?
All new skills.
I've learnt how to be a fully fledged cloud & DevOps engineer working in an Agile manner.
Specific skills include cloud orchestration, Kubernetes, Git, Scripting and Go.
I've learnt how to be a fully fledged cloud & DevOps engineer working in an Agile manner.
Specific skills include cloud orchestration, Kubernetes, Git, Scripting and Go.
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?
I received as much as I asked for, and everyone was extremely willing to help. I received guidance from multiple varied sources ranging from developers to architects to managers to executives - IBM has been a fantastic teacher in this regard, everyone helps everyone and in my instance, the more I put in, the more I got out.
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 company culture is that of a forward-thinking corporation, and the atmosphere was overall fine. I fit in much better with the established engineers and developers than I did with other placement students, however, so I must say that the overall structure of the placement scheme can be quite 'clique-y'.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
4/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
5/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
4/5
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 it to the fullest extent and only wish it were of more convenient location to me, but the countryside is actually beautiful, so there is always positives to even that.
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 IBM
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend IBM to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to IBM
Be yourself! IBM values individuality and what you can offer to the team as a unique individual - don't be afraid to ask questions, to falter, and to ultimately, learn. Approach everything with as fresh a mind as you feel it needs, and work your way through learning as much as you can.
