Financial Software Developer Intern Interview Experience - New York, New York
Process
The process started with an online assessment test, featuring in-depth programming questions.
Next week, I was invited to an on-site interview at their Manhattan building. The building and location were great.
I had two 1:1 interviews, both with friendly and experienced engineers.
The first round consisted of 4-5 small questions related to programming and data structures, including:
- Finding the intersection of two sets
- Multi-threading
- Explaining why I'm interested in Bloomberg
- Discussing previous experience
The second part was with a senior manager, who asked a single question: Given a tree, write code to check if it is a binary search tree.
He gave me 15 minutes, and afterwards, we discussed my code and alternate solutions.
Overall, the hotel accommodations, office environment, HR, and the level of interview questions were all great. I had a very positive experience.
Questions
Find the intersection of two integer sets.
Write a function to check if a given tree is a valid binary search tree or not.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 30 interview experiences for the Bloomberg LP Financial Software Developer Intern role in New York, New York.
Success Rate
Bloomberg LP's interview process for their Financial Software Developer Intern roles in New York, New York is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Bloomberg LP's Financial Software Developer Intern interview process in New York, New York.
Bloomberg LP Work Experiences
- 5.0Bloomberg Summer Intern ReviewFinancial Software Developer Intern • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesOctober 15, 2015Pros: Bloomberg is a great place to gain independence and make decisions. Even interns were given very useful work and were encouraged to try new things and make their own decisions. So Bloomberg really trusts its employees, which allows them to grow.Cons: One downside of working at Bloomberg is that it is primarily a financial software company. There are several other things, like web and legal, you can develop for, but apart from that, it's mostly financial. It wasn't a downside for me, though, because I really enjoy financial software development.
- 4.0Good experience at a good companyFinancial Software Developer Intern • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesDecember 10, 2012Pros: The pay is good, the people are smart, and the snacks are free. Work is generally interesting, and a good deal of flexibility is given to make your own hours and choose a project that is engaging for you.Cons: Developers often have to support legacy software that has no chance of ever being replaced. The company has some really proprietary practices, architectures, etc., that do not translate into building your programming skills in the world at large. This often makes it tough to transition out of Bloomberg to another company.
- 3.0Bloomberg software internshipFinancial Software Developer Intern • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesSeptember 26, 2015Pros: Very organized internship, with training at the beginning for one and a half weeks. Work was put into production.Cons: The team's work wasn't very exciting, but the team was great and welcoming. Company culture is somewhat intense, maybe too much so.
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