Software Engineering Intern Review

by Autodesk

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Rating

4.4/5
  • Skills
    4.5
  • Responsibilities
    3.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.0
  • Culture
    4.3
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • Worked as part of an agile scrum team as a software engineer. Interns were working in pairs on a project for Autodesk Fusion360.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • C++, Agile software Development, Source control, collaborative coding and teamwork.


  • 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?
  • Yes, intern pairs were working on a project specific to them. Help was provided, but we were responsible for the success of the project.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 3/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • There was easy access to support, within the team for development help, but also from management for general internship questions.


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 3/5

  • 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?
  • Company culture was great. It was a very welcoming environment. However there is a large amount of hybrid working and so the office was sometimes very empty - as an intern you are expected to come in every day.


  • 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?
  • 3/5

  • 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 really enjoyed my placement. It was a great opportunity to work and learn about software engineering. Spending time with the other interns made it a fun experience. Opportunities to go out for meals, play pool at lunch etc.


  • 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 Autodesk
  • 5/5

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


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Autodesk
  • Be interested in 3D modelling/design and experiment with Autodesk software before you interview.


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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Software Engineering

West Midlands

September 2023


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