Software developer Review

by Autodesk

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.9/5
  • The Role
    4.5
  • The Company
    3.9
  • The Culture
    3.1

    The Role

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

    • I enjoyed it a lot. The job was fun, without stress or any unreachable targets. I learned a lot from my colleagues.

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

    • The group I was working with was very "un-programmer like". A lot of the time everyone was joking, telling stories and so on. It felt like everyone was friends with everyone else.

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

    • My manager was always there when I needed to know how something works, how I should proceed with the implementation or simply how should I go around doing something. If I ever got stuck, I could always go to him and ask for assistance.

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

    • I had a whole feature on my own, so I had to manage my own workflow. The manager said that he did not expect me to finish it or not, just to do a good job at it.

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

    • I had to add a feature that took about 8 weeks. I could decide on the underlying implementation and the user interface, pretty much everything. I did ask for assistance from my supervisor a few times because I had no previous experience in making commercial software. As long as I did not make something completely backwards, the manager would accept my decisions.

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Working on a commercial software was all the experience I could ask for. From databases, to working in teams and delivering a product. Everything will surely one day come in handy.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • It depends on the time of the day. In the morning everyone was slow and didn't talk much. Later in the day people started talking a lot more, telling jokes, discussing news, deciding on features.

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • It started with a 2 week training course. After that I had to work for 8 weeks straight till the end of the internship. There was always someone I could ask questions about what to do next.

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

    • I had a two week training course. Considering that the whole internship was 10 weeks, I spend 20% of that learning. And I still got paid for it.

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

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Company Parties/Events
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • They offered me another internship next year.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • We could talk during the lunch break or training. After that we all got sent to different departments, so we did not have that much opportunities to talk.

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • The company provides cheap rooms that are located at the 4th floor of the company building. I enjoyed the 2 minute commute from work to home.

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

    • No idea, never went out.

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Never looked for such.

    3/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Computer Science

West Midlands

September 2013

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