Software Development Engineer Review
by Expedia Group
Rating
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Skills
5.0
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Responsibilities
5.0
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Support & Guidance
5.0
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Culture
5.0
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Your Impressions
5.0
- 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
- 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
- How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
- How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
- Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
- 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
- Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
- 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
- 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
- How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
- How would you rate the social opportunities?
- How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
- How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
- 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
- Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
- Please rate how your experience met your expectations
- Please rate the future employment prospects at Expedia Group
- 7. Would you recommend Expedia Group to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Expedia Group
Overview
Worked as part of the Expedia Group Car Rentals team. Designed and implemented a feature to increase the surfacing of taxes and fees from suppliers for US points of sale. Daily activities include stand-up meetings with team members and working on the project.
Skills
Gained useful experience in understanding good software engineering practices, and working on a feature to contribute to a wider codebase. Training courses were provided on mental health, allyship, and leadership. My project also exposed me to new technologies, such as GraphQL, Kotlin, Splunk and XSLT. I also gained skills in project management, documentation, and presentation.
Responsibilities
I was given a significant amount of responsibility in my internship, as my feature (although placed behind an A/B test) was actually rolled out on US points of sale for Expedia Group websites. I felt that my team were very trusting of my judgements, but also checked my work to avoid my work being a risk.
Support & Guidance
I received significant support and guidance. I was assigned buddies to support me on a daily basis, and met with my manager on a weekly basis as well. Expedia Group also offered Workday as a tool to receive feedback from colleagues. My team members were also willing to give help and advice at any time.
Culture
The culture is excellent, with everyone willing to provide help to each other. I experienced this first-hand when I wanted to visit the London office, and my manager (based in the US) found me contact with a UK team who were very willing to include me for the day.
Your Impressions
I thoroughly enjoyed my internship, so much so that I have also accepted a graduate offer after I complete my studies. I would highly recommend to anyone who enjoys a welcoming and fun culture, as well as being challenged with interesting software engineering problems, that they consider applying to Expedia Group.
Yes
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Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Computer Systems Engineering
London
October 2021
