Software engineer Review

On a day-to-day basis i am getting involved in team meetings where i am interacting with many different people in different roles so i learn a lot about the company and responsibilities in teams. I am given project work which has me testing and developing code and collaborating with other members of my team.

In my time during the apprenticeship i have learnt a significant amount about what the various processes are at lloyds for different projects and specific types of work. I have learnt about the security measures taken to protect data and why it is so important. I have also developed my coding skills and am able to read code better than before.

The work environment at lloyds is really good. Everbody is very helpful and all of the work is broken down into smaller segments and spread out across the team so i never find myself overloaded with too much work and overstressed. However the apprentice provider was a bit unorganised and didnt communicate properly with company to ensure efficient delivery of studying material and work.

At the start there was not that much organisation. I was not given clear guidance on what I am supposed to do, what type of work we should be doing that will let us pass our apprenticeship or how we need to be structuring our write ups to achieve maximum grades and marks. After a few months it became more organised.

My employer gives me a lot of work. I am having multiple meetings with my manager to talk about how I am doing or if i need any support and talk about any other ways we could get to where i need to be to pass the apprenticeship. the team is also very helpful and always offering help

Not much support from training provider. when we had residential training at a site we had to do we were only sent links to a website that had video lessons to teach us and not much other support. we had a few days of learning with an instructor which were much more helpful but by that time we realised that we had already wasted so much time watching videos that didn't even help much in letting us pass our mandatory exams.

My qualification will be a stepping stone for me and will give me more opportunities in the future to progress my career. I have learnt some things from the qualification that will assist me in being able to work and do my part in the team and in my company.

There are always activities going on. On the company web page there are always alerts of social activities going on in my office where I can go and meet new people or have some fun at. Community and wellbeing is a big part of the company so we are always encouraged to take part.

Yes

It is a great place to work with a great environment and very kind colleagues. Help is always offered and provided. Nobody is left behind and a colleagues best interests are always in mind when a decision is being made. The work is really good and the benefits are great.

If you are applying to Lloyds banking group you need to be confident to talk to people and branch out to other members of different teams to ask for help or guidance. If you can do this then you will be able to develop your knowledge faster and easier. Also make sure that you have a proper interest in the work you will be getting involved in.