Financial Applications Developer Interview Experience - London, United Kingdom
Process
The interview process involved four rounds, with approximately one week between each.
It began with a phone interview (HR) and two Skype interviews.
Following these, I was invited for a 2:1 in-office interview at the London office. The company seemed more interested in VBA and Excel skills. The interview was very conversational.
I was given an office tour after the final round, which I took to be a good sign. I received a call with the offer the following morning.
Questions
What are some array sorting methods you've used in VBA?
What is the most optimal way to transpose arrays onto a worksheet?
What is the default variable type of an undeclared variable in VBA?
When would you use credit spreads?
What option pricing methods do you know? What are their inputs?
What is a swap? A bond? Duration?
Are you familiar with volatile functions?
Have you used VLOOKUP? INDEX? What is the difference between the two?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Bloomberg LP Financial Applications Developer role in London, United Kingdom.
Success Rate
Bloomberg LP's interview process for their Financial Applications Developer roles in London, the United Kingdom is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Bloomberg LP's Financial Applications Developer interview process in London, United Kingdom.
Bloomberg LP Work Experiences
- 3.0It's a gig, not a careerFinancial Applications Developer • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesSeptember 27, 2014Pros: Pantry, seeing and meeting people due to the special "design" of the work environment, sunlight in the buildings, good work-life balance. Good opportunities to make an impact with your work and get to know many people, but don't expect your good work and sweat to get you a promotion or anywhere meaningful.Cons: Certainly not a place to have a career. Flat organizational structure has its pros and cons. Culture can be very petty. They promote "lifers" to managerial positions, some of whom are seriously not employable elsewhere. Great place to work right out of college, but not after 30. Pay is not very competitive, but they will pay more to someone else to do the same job when hiring from outside. Once you're in the company, you virtually have no place for negotiating salary unless you have an offer from somewhere else. Once you resign, you need to vacate the premises immediately after HR interview, which appears to be about checking boxes and more employee surveys.
- 5.0My two cents on BloombergFinancial Applications Developer • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesJanuary 7, 2013Pros: Nice place, nice people, nice work environment.Cons: Unfortunately, far from money. Training takes a while.
- 4.0A good place to workFinancial Applications Developer • Current EmployeeDecember 22, 2011Pros: Good location, good healthcare plans, big company. Food bar is good. Work-life balance is sort of good for most of the time.Cons: Could be stressful while catching a deadline, yet the work is not that challenging. Career path is kinda limited. Skills used in work are too specific.
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