Software developer Review

by Ghyston

Rating

4.6/5
  • Skills
    4.5
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.5
  • Culture
    4.8
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • Job title Software Developer Job summary To develop computer software as part of a project team encompassing all stages of the software development lifecycle. Key responsibilities 1. Produce designs, code, test suites and documentation to meet the requirements of the project at hand, under the direction of your Task Manager. 2. Engage with any quality processes in place (e.g. peer review) to ensure the project delivers high quality software with low defect rates. 3. Manage your time to produce deliverables effectively and efficiently with the goal of achieving high productivity against the project plan. 4. Engage with your own personal development and training to improve your skills and expertise, under the guidance of your Line Manager. 5. Liaise with colleagues, customers and suppliers (where required) in a professional and competent manner. 6. Report the status of your tasks in a thorough and timely fashion.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • I have learnt a lot about creating websites and how the front end and back end communicate. I've also learnt about reactjs and nextjs and how to code in these languages, and how to setup databases with C# and entity framework.


  • 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
  • 4/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • Not too much as my project got set back so I didn't have a project to work on, but I had lots of responsibility with the website


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 4/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • Lots, everyone was very helpful if I got stuck and made it very easy to ask for help.


  • 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

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • Very good, everyone was very kind


  • 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?
  • 4/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • I enjoyed the internship a lot, I had lots of fun in and outside of work and enjoyed the work I was doing.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 5/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Ghyston
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend Ghyston to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Ghyston
  • Don't worry about asking for help if you get stuck on something


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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Computer Science

South West

August 2023


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