Financial Software Developer Interview Experience - London, United Kingdom
June 1, 2011
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I learned about the offer through a recruiter. I took a Brainbench-type test and then had a phone interview.
After that, I was invited for a face-to-face interview. The interviewer was good and didn't rush me at all, but I didn't do well in the interview.
I was asked questions about bitwise operators, linked lists, and other technical topics.
Questions
Reverse a singly linked list
Count the on-bits in a number
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 29 interview experiences for the Bloomberg LP Financial Software Developer role in London, United Kingdom.
Success Rate
38%
Pass Rate
Bloomberg LP's interview process for their Financial Software Developer roles in London, the United Kingdom is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive66%
Neutral31%
Negative3%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Bloomberg LP's Financial Software Developer interview process in London, United Kingdom.
Bloomberg LP Work Experiences
4.0
If you're on the right team, Bloomberg can be very rewarding
Financial Software Developer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
January 7, 2014
Pros: If you land on the right team, there is a lot of flexibility and great work-life balance. Fortunately, the percentage of the "good" teams is growing steadily, especially within the Derivatives and Infrastructure departments of R&D.
There are a lot of opportunities to grow professionally, but you need to forge your own path.
Very intelligent colleagues, great ideas.
Free snacks and drinks/juice all day, every day.
Excellent compensation and benefits.
Cons: A lot of red tape (as with many large and successful corporations), meaning that great ideas need a lot of persistence to really take off, or else they will be swept aside for the next money grab enhancement.
Some old technologies and implementations are so established that they're tough to supplant with smarter/faster/newer ones.
Open floorplan. While it fosters collaboration, concentration is very easily broken.
2.0
Excellent client focus and good practices
Financial Software Developer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
September 18, 2010
Pros: Bloomberg LP clients are the most important people at Bloomberg LP, without exception.
Implements industry standard best practices and more.
Various benefits as mentioned in many other reviews.
Cons: Frequent changes in library dependencies result in reduced productivity. Too much time is wasted getting your executable to link.
There are an endless list of common technologies used, such as C++, Javascript, Unix, XML, SQL, and GTK, but there is still too much proprietary software and tools.
In most teams, your performance is measured in terms of how well you are able to use Bloomberg-specific technologies, i.e., your mastery of Bloomberg-specific technologies.
4.0
A Good Company to Start With
Financial Software Developer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
May 5, 2013
Pros: Good life-work balance, friendly people.
Cons: Lack of hands-on experience on most of the techniques.
- 4.0If you're on the right team, Bloomberg can be very rewardingFinancial Software Developer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesJanuary 7, 2014Pros: If you land on the right team, there is a lot of flexibility and great work-life balance. Fortunately, the percentage of the "good" teams is growing steadily, especially within the Derivatives and Infrastructure departments of R&D. There are a lot of opportunities to grow professionally, but you need to forge your own path. Very intelligent colleagues, great ideas. Free snacks and drinks/juice all day, every day. Excellent compensation and benefits.Cons: A lot of red tape (as with many large and successful corporations), meaning that great ideas need a lot of persistence to really take off, or else they will be swept aside for the next money grab enhancement. Some old technologies and implementations are so established that they're tough to supplant with smarter/faster/newer ones. Open floorplan. While it fosters collaboration, concentration is very easily broken.
- 2.0Excellent client focus and good practicesFinancial Software Developer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesSeptember 18, 2010Pros: Bloomberg LP clients are the most important people at Bloomberg LP, without exception. Implements industry standard best practices and more. Various benefits as mentioned in many other reviews.Cons: Frequent changes in library dependencies result in reduced productivity. Too much time is wasted getting your executable to link. There are an endless list of common technologies used, such as C++, Javascript, Unix, XML, SQL, and GTK, but there is still too much proprietary software and tools. In most teams, your performance is measured in terms of how well you are able to use Bloomberg-specific technologies, i.e., your mastery of Bloomberg-specific technologies.
- 4.0A Good Company to Start WithFinancial Software Developer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesMay 5, 2013Pros: Good life-work balance, friendly people.Cons: Lack of hands-on experience on most of the techniques.
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