Apprentice Software Engineer Review

Working within a service team to fix bugs and other customer issues in the software. Ranges from programming to documenting changes and talking to customers attempting to diagnose and then resolve issues.

Learn a vast range of new skills from general software development practices to the importance of documenting issues for the future, along with how a major company operates and works internally.

Overall, the program is great. Both the university side and employment side provide two different insights into the worlds of working and acedemia. The only downside really is that some university work - especially at the start - is more level setting, especially when you have done A-Level Maths and CS

Overall it is really well structured, with a clear 4 day work week with 1 day at university. The university gives clear guidance on each module for the entire duration of the course.

Everyone has a dedicated foundation manager there to provide any support necessary, along with your task manager who may provide support on more job related issues. Further, at university everyone has a success manager who provides any university support you may need and is your initial contact.

University, as always, can be 50/50 it really depends on the modules. Some modules and lecturers are great, others it may be harder to get support from or get in contact with.

As above, in the first year, it has mostly been level setting from A-level Maths and CS content, however, the university will try and make the assignments relevant to your work which can be helpful such a writing reports on your workplace and its use of technology.

Currently, the extra-curriculars are mixed. I think this is mostly an issue of them not starting back since COVID, however, I have attended a range of social activites and many networking events are avaliable in other locations (such as London) which is fairly easy for me to access.

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Overall, they're an excellent company to work for. The flexibility is great and the people are great too. The culture is fantastic, and of course the history of innovation is also very impressive.

Talk in assessment centres, spell check your applications, know the company (they've done a lot more than make PCs), engage others in assessment centres and understand it is not a competition.