Financial Applications Engineer Interview Experience
Process
I applied online and secured a phone interview. They had a lot of applicants, and I believe the job was filled shortly thereafter (2014).
The phone interview consisted solely of technical questions. The interviewer scrutinized my resume and posed in-depth questions about the SQL I had used for a project. I was stumped on some questions that I felt were unfair. For example, I was asked how I would implement a foreign key constraint if I were designing the algorithm.
I was then asked about a sorting algorithm and Big O notation. Subsequently, I was queried on how I would sort an array if I knew the range of integers.
I lacked knowledge of data structures and algorithms for the interview, and this significantly impacted my performance. I did not receive an offer, and I was not surprised.
Questions
How would you implement a foreign key constraint if you were to design it?
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Bloomberg LP Work Experiences
- 5.0I've been here for six months and I'm loving itFinancial Applications Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesDecember 1, 2014Pros: The company values its employees a lot. There are many opportunities to learn and build your skills, whether in the finance sector or on the programming side. The management is very helpful and encourages employees to learn. To give an example, those who join the company from a non-computer science background are given 16 weeks of amazing training on Unix, C, and C++.Cons: The compensation is below average, especially for an insanely expensive city like NYC.
- 5.0Smart People, Growing Too FastSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesJanuary 21, 2021Pros: Great place to learn with smart people.Cons: Company size is getting larger.
- 4.0Great place to work!Software Engineer • Current EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomJuly 18, 2023Pros: Great place to work! Really helpful people.Cons: The tech stack can be a bit old, depending on the team.
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