USAA

Software Developer and Integrator III

May - August 2018 • Phoenix, AZ

What I liked

USAA is an amazing company that really puts the member and mission first. The culture was not what I had expected from a larger company; it had a very startup-style feel yet was not held back by the lack of personnel and resources that most startups have. This impressed me a lot, I was expecting a very strict development methodology as this was my first large organization I have worked for. Instead I got to work with a modern stack and people with so many unique skill sets to learn from.

What I wish was different

USAA is a large company, so naturally they have the resources to put together plenty of events for the interns. During my internship we had plenty of events weekly, which I had heard had been scaled back based on previous internship feedback. I still feel there were a bit too many coordinated events. Still, this is a minor nitpick as it was not a strain on the experience. Perhaps events could have been biweekly instead.

Advice

If you like the freedom of start-up culture but want a solid foundation of experienced developers to learn from, USAA is an excellent choice!

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Frontend Software Engineer

November 2018 - July 2019 • San Antonio, TX

What I liked

Really nice people that are always willing to help.

What I wish was different

Advice

Be ready and studied up on Java service frameworks, namely Spring

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Credit Risk Analyst

February 2015 • San Antonio, TX

What I liked

Work Life balance, opportunity for diverse experience, workplace culture, benefits

What I wish was different

Opportunities for advancement,

Advice

USAA is a great company with awesome benefits, If you want to stay at an employer for The long term USAA is a greater place to build a career

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Software Developer

June - August 2018 • Phoenix, AZ

What I liked

The people, the atmosphere, the direction I was given to help me develop my career.

What I wish was different

Advice

Don’t be afraid to ask questions and get to know the people around you. Companies don’t expect their interns to know a lot.

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Corporate Financial Analyst

May - July 2019 • San Antonio, TX

What I liked

USAA and the Financial Development Program is very well structured and supportive! They treat their interns so nice and give them all the tools to be successful! You never feel alone.

What I wish was different

I wish it would of been longer!

Advice

Definitely reach out and go to all the events USAA is hosting weather it’s the career fair or networking events!

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Full-Stack Software Engineer

May - July 2020 • Phoenix, AZ

What I liked

I really liked the assignment offered by USAA. It was directly applicable to my degree in software engineering. They offered the opportunity to get a close experience in the belly of corporate software development which allowed me to gain perspectives in the pleasures and pains that go along with it. I really liked that everything that I have learned so far at ASU was helpful in various ways to the real world.

What I wish was different

I was online, and so it was very different than what a normal internship would be like at USAA. USAA puts a lot of effort into curating the internship experience, and us being the first internship class during the covid epidemic gave us our own challenges.

Advice

Be outgoing and do your best to talk to other groups that are all working independently. Everyone I reached out to was supportive and wanted me to succeed. Being outgoing, and being genuinely interested in learning is the keys to success for almost any new position.

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Software Engineer Intern

May - July 2020 • San Antonio, TX

What I liked

The team was so supportive of my and helped me get into the swing of things quickly. There was always someone available to answer questions when they arose.

What I wish was different

I wish I was able to actually work onsite, but with COVID all employees were working from home.

Advice

Don't be afraid to ask questions when something confuses you, and don't be scared to express yourself.

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IT Intern

May - July 2020 • Phoenix, AZ

What I liked

Great people that made sure I was a part of the team and included on the projects.

What I wish was different

Interns are not allowed to work overtime, this made it a bit awkward when I had to leave before the rest of the team.

Advice

Make the most of it and learn as much as possible, a lot of very experienced people there that enjoy helping you progress.

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Software Engineering Intern

May - July 2021 • San Antonio, TX

What I liked

My team was great and I was able to learn a lot. I really enjoyed being able to work on a real project that delivered value to the business, although from what I understand this depends on the year. Interns also got most of the benefits afforded to real employees, which was nice.

What I wish was different

Upper leadership and management made it quite obvious that they were uncomfortable talking about compensation. Despite claiming to care about service members, I know multiple veterans whose military experience was not considered to be relevant for the return offer. Lastly, we were told (in the same meeting) that reneging our offer would be a violation of one of the company's values (loyalty), but that offers come with a deadline because they "need to know how many interns to recruit next year." Overall, it definitely felt like management considered interns/new grads to be cheap, disposable labor, and that management was comfortable trying to manipulate us for the benefit of the company.

Advice

Take advantage of your time as an intern to learn as much as you can. Everyone is super helpful, even if they're not on your team. I had conversations with engineers on teams that were only marginally related to mine, including an interesting conversation with one of the senior infrastructure engineers just because I was curious.

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