Software Developer Review

by Softwire

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Rating

4.9/5
  • The Role
    4.9
  • The Company
    5.0
  • The Culture
    4.8

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • I enjoyed the internship very much. It was both full of gaining valuable coding experience and having fun on the company sponsored events.

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • I was highly valued and really was equal part of the team.

    5/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Each intern had a line manager that supervised how are we doing, is there anything we don't like and what we like. There is no pressure, if you don't like what you working on currently, just tell it and you will do something you like more. There is also a tech lead for the project, who helps with all the actual project matters, such as advising architectural changes and suggesting better ways of doing things.

    5/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • There always was something to do, at the same time, I didn't feel pressured or obliged to stay late. Perfect balance.

    5/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I was involved in all parts of the project and had full control of how I want to implement the feature.

    5/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • I've gain lots of hands on experience with different technologies, also skills like time management and good coding practices. It is a crucial thing for a software developer career.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • The atmosphere is really nice and easy. You can freely talk, play table tennis/pool/foosball even beerpong with any other employee.

    5/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • It was well organised. First 2 weeks were training, learning languages and technologies we were going to work with. Later, during the development of the actual project, we had tech talks about any topic we wanted, such as dependency injections, mocking etc.

    5/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Softwire invests a lot in its employees, interns are no exclusion.

    5/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    Company Parties/Events

    Working from home
    5/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Really keen on getting the offer to work after uni.

    5/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • The interns were all close to each other, we had LAN gaming, board game nights, eating out together.

    5/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Usual London prices, though living is not so expensive as in the centre.

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • 5/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Each week we had something fun to do. Mostly sponsored by the company.

    5/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

London

September 2015

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