Mobile Software Engineering Intern Review

by Visa

Rating

5/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    5.0
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • - implementing a protocol that transfers transaction data - participating in extra activities and courses - writing unit tests and testing requests with Postman - writing documentation in Swagger - reviewing code - working entirely in English with international colleagues - working in an Agile environment


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • - Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, Postman, and other tech tools - working in an Agile environment - presenting


  • 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?
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
  • 5/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • Yes, I was the main contributor to a major project and my work impacted the rest of the team, but it still was a safe environment for me to learn and experiment


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

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • I had an onboarding buddy and two managers, one in office and one remote. Whenever I had any questions or needed support, I received it from them, they also went out of their way to elevate my experience and give me advice.


  • 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

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • The atmosphere in the office was great and very relaxed, I integrated into the culture rather quickly. We had a lot of events and I received a lot of support throughout my internship.


  • 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?
  • 5/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • It was an unforgettable experience and an incredible start to my professional career. I met many brilliant people and had been given a lot of opportunities to grow.


  • 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 Visa
  • 5/5

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


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Visa
  • Soft skills are the most important!


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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Software Engineering

International

September 2023


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