I spoke with a Bloomberg recruiter at a university technical job fair. The recruiter liked my profile and invited me for an interview later.

The first round was a 2-on-1, fully technical interview. The problem involved removing every Kth person from a circle of N people seated at a round table until only one remained (requiring a code solution). Another problem involved populating the siblings of children in a tree.

The second round was with the team leader. This round included logic-based questions, questions about the Standard Template Library (STL), more problem-solving tasks, and questions about my past experiences.

I was asked to return the next day for two more interviews:

• One with HR.
• The final one with another senior developer in R&D.

The final interview included a technical question about a current problem they were facing, why I was interested in Bloomberg, and discussions about salary and other details. I received an offer immediately after this round.

N people seated around a round table. The Kth person is removed every turn, until only one remains. Code the solution.

Populate the siblings of children in a tree.