Code Quality

Writing a lot of code isn’t enough to secure a return offer — it also needs to meet your team’s quality standards. Clean, thoughtful code makes it easier for others to review, trust, and approve your changes. Here are the core points from the lesson:

• Poor quality code, even if it’s high in volume, will cost you a return offer
• High-quality code means making your changes easy to review by including a clear commit message, test plan, and relevant context
• Interns often overlook non-code details like documenting edge cases and adding screenshots or videos to demonstrate what changed
• Good code quality is about reducing friction for your reviewers — make their job easier and they’ll be more likely to trust and support you

Take the code quality course here to instantly boost your return offer chances by +50%: Level Up Your Code Quality As A Software Engineer