Financial Software Developer Intern Interview Experience - United Kingdom
February 12, 2013
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Telephone Interview
Common questions included:
- "Why Bloomberg?"
- Questions about C (stack, heap, what's a pointer?)
- Questions about Java and preferred data structures (mine was HashMap).
The interviewer then asked if I had questions for him.
It went well, and they invited me for an on-site interview.
Questions
I don't remember quite well. There were two questions for which I didn't know the answer, and I admitted that. I then explained how I thought things should be, and the interviewer told me I was right.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 7 interview experiences for the Bloomberg LP Financial Software Developer Intern role in United Kingdom.
Success Rate
14%
Pass Rate
Bloomberg LP's interview process for their Financial Software Developer Intern roles in the United Kingdom is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive57%
Neutral29%
Negative14%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Bloomberg LP's Financial Software Developer Intern interview process in United Kingdom.
Bloomberg LP Work Experiences
3.0
Bloomberg software internship
Financial Software Developer Intern • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
September 26, 2015
Pros: 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.
4.0
An old and big company trying to seem like a Silicon Valley startup... with some success, actually
Financial Software Developer Intern • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
September 26, 2013
Pros: Awesome location, snacks, usually interesting work, and good hours.
The employees seem very content and taken care of.
The full-timers were very welcoming to the interns, inviting us to play frisbee after work. The work-life balance was good -- people normally left around 6 pm to do that sort of thing.
The interns had a week of training which also allowed us to socialize, and the intern class ended up pretty close and brave.
Cons: The codebase is largely old and kludgy (like any 30+ year old company).
They spent a week teaching the interns how to use their proprietary stack, though, and it's pretty effective at what it does.
5.0
Meaningful Project, Great Culture
Financial Software Developer Intern • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
June 14, 2015
Pros: They treat you like a full-time employee. I had a project that was impactful and meaningful. It was my first real foray into actual project design and management. They do everything they can to make sure you have an enjoyable experience and continually improve the internship program each year with larger salaries and more intern involvement.
Cons: A few people had less than stellar experiences, but that was more to do with their fit in the company's culture and their team's culture than the company itself.
- 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.
- 4.0An old and big company trying to seem like a Silicon Valley startup... with some success, actuallyFinancial Software Developer Intern • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesSeptember 26, 2013Pros: Awesome location, snacks, usually interesting work, and good hours. The employees seem very content and taken care of. The full-timers were very welcoming to the interns, inviting us to play frisbee after work. The work-life balance was good -- people normally left around 6 pm to do that sort of thing. The interns had a week of training which also allowed us to socialize, and the intern class ended up pretty close and brave.Cons: The codebase is largely old and kludgy (like any 30+ year old company). They spent a week teaching the interns how to use their proprietary stack, though, and it's pretty effective at what it does.
- 5.0Meaningful Project, Great CultureFinancial Software Developer Intern • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesJune 14, 2015Pros: They treat you like a full-time employee. I had a project that was impactful and meaningful. It was my first real foray into actual project design and management. They do everything they can to make sure you have an enjoyable experience and continually improve the internship program each year with larger salaries and more intern involvement.Cons: A few people had less than stellar experiences, but that was more to do with their fit in the company's culture and their team's culture than the company itself.
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