BlackRock

Java Software Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York

January 1, 2017

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

First, a HackerRank challenge.

Then came the Super Day at the BlackRock office in New York.

There were 4 interviewers.

The process was very smooth. You get your result after a short presentation.

The interviewers were very supportive and helped whenever I was stuck.

Questions

10 bags full of coins

Java OO questions

Big O of different algorithms

Create a doubly linked list from BST

Internal workings of a HashMap

BST traversal

DS and Algo

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 4 interview experiences for the BlackRock Java Software Engineer role in New York, New York.

Success Rate

25%

Pass Rate

BlackRock's interview process for their Java Software Engineer roles in New York, New York is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive75%

Neutral0%

Negative25%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for BlackRock's Java Software Engineer interview process in New York, New York.

BlackRock Work Experiences

Total compensation is depressingly low

Software Engineer • Current Employee

New York, New York, United States

August 14, 2021

Pros: - Good work-life balance in engineering. - Unlimited PTO, which is mostly respected in engineering teams.

Cons: Pay is embarrassingly low. Everyone knows it: HR, your colleagues, higher-ups. It affects motivation everywhere. Why work hard if we're being massively underpaid? Associate/VP engineers make LESS than new grads at tech companies. Imagine that!

Total compensation is depressingly low

Software Engineer • Current Employee

New York, New York, United States

August 14, 2021

Pros: - Good work-life balance in engineering. - Unlimited PTO, which is mostly respected in engineering teams.

Cons: Pay is embarrassingly low. Everyone knows it: HR, your colleagues, higher-ups. It affects motivation everywhere. Why work hard if we're being massively underpaid? Associate/VP engineers make LESS than new grads at tech companies. Imagine that!

Nice Company, Wants Wfh

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

New York, New York, United States

Pros: Nothing in particular since I am new. It's a nice company with good perks. It would be nice to have a WFH option.

Cons: Nothing in particular since I am new. It's a nice company with good perks. It would be nice to have a WFH option.

Nice Company, Wants Wfh

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

New York, New York, United States

Pros: Nothing in particular since I am new. It's a nice company with good perks. It would be nice to have a WFH option.

Cons: Nothing in particular since I am new. It's a nice company with good perks. It would be nice to have a WFH option.

Hard Work, Poor Balance

Vice President - Technology • Current Employee

New York, New York, United States

Pros: Work hard and learn more.

Cons: Work-life balance is difficult.

Hard Work, Poor Balance

Vice President - Technology • Current Employee

New York, New York, United States

Pros: Work hard and learn more.

Cons: Work-life balance is difficult.

Total compensation is depressingly low

Software Engineer • Current Employee

New York, New York, United States

August 14, 2021

Pros: - Good work-life balance in engineering. - Unlimited PTO, which is mostly respected in engineering teams.

Cons: Pay is embarrassingly low. Everyone knows it: HR, your colleagues, higher-ups. It affects motivation everywhere. Why work hard if we're being massively underpaid? Associate/VP engineers make LESS than new grads at tech companies. Imagine that!

1.0
Total compensation is depressingly low
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
August 14, 2021
Pros: - Good work-life balance in engineering. - Unlimited PTO, which is mostly respected in engineering teams.
Cons: Pay is embarrassingly low. Everyone knows it: HR, your colleagues, higher-ups. It affects motivation everywhere. Why work hard if we're being massively underpaid? Associate/VP engineers make LESS than new grads at tech companies. Imagine that!

Nice Company, Wants Wfh

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

New York, New York, United States

Pros: Nothing in particular since I am new. It's a nice company with good perks. It would be nice to have a WFH option.

Cons: Nothing in particular since I am new. It's a nice company with good perks. It would be nice to have a WFH option.

4.0
Nice Company, Wants Wfh
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
July 29, 2021
Pros: Nothing in particular since I am new. It's a nice company with good perks. It would be nice to have a WFH option.
Cons: Nothing in particular since I am new. It's a nice company with good perks. It would be nice to have a WFH option.

Hard Work, Poor Balance

Vice President - Technology • Current Employee

New York, New York, United States

Pros: Work hard and learn more.

Cons: Work-life balance is difficult.

3.0
Hard Work, Poor Balance
Vice President - Technology • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
June 2, 2017
Pros: Work hard and learn more.
Cons: Work-life balance is difficult.

BlackRock Interview Questions

Happy Number

Determine if a number is a 'happy number'. A happy number eventually reaches 1 when replaced by the sum of the squares of its digits, repeating the process until it does.

ArraysRecursionTwo Pointers

Find the Maximum Sum of Node Values

Given a tree, find the maximum possible sum of node values you can obtain by selecting nodes such that no two selected nodes are directly connected by an edge.

TreesGraphsBit ManipulationGreedy Algorithms

Maximum Subtree of the Same Color

Given a tree where each node has a color, find the largest subtree where all nodes have the same color. Return the number of nodes in that subtree.

TreesRecursionDynamic Programming

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