Financial Software Developer Interview Experience - London, United Kingdom
Process
I applied online for the position of Financial Software Developer. This was an entry-level position.
When completing the application form, you will have to choose which programming language you know best. This will affect your online test. I chose C++ as my best language and was invited to complete an online assessment test.
Some people said that their online assessment test consisted of figure orientation, logic, and math problem questions. My online test was way more difficult than that and consisted of C++ questions only.
The test included questions on:
- Virtual functions
- Friendship
- Templates
- Catching exceptions
- Class access
- Constructors and destructors
- Memory heap
In my opinion, you have to have a CS major with a strong understanding of C++ fundamentals to get this test right.
I got a final score of 2.75/5.0, which is a 'Proficient level' according to Previsor/BrainBench, but I was rejected.
Questions
template<class T1; class T2; class T3> int Product (T1 a, T2 b, T3 c) { return a * b * c; }
What is the error in the sample code above?
Why should malloc never be directly used to dynamically allocate instances of a class?
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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
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
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Bloomberg LP's Financial Software Developer interview process in London, United Kingdom.
Bloomberg LP Work Experiences
- 4.0Bad work/life balanceFinancial Software Developer • Current EmployeeNovember 2, 2010Pros: Great benefits and challenging work if you are looking to make a career in financial services in a product development role.Cons: Little to no respect for personal life. They give you a pager and expect you to be on call over weekends. Low error tolerance: you get booted out after years of service if you hit a bad patch.
- 5.0At your placeFinancial Software Developer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesNovember 15, 2015Pros: You get to take things at your pace. You want to move fast and take up complex tasks? You can. Want to lay low for a few months while working on a part-time degree? Of course you can.Cons: No pressure. Pretty old technology. Some of the skills are not portable at all.
- 3.0Financial software developerFinancial Software Developer • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesMay 29, 2012Pros: Great benefits, lots of perks.Cons: A very rigid environment, although highly depends on the department, group, team, and supervisor/team lead. There is nowhere to advance. Since the system is highly customized, it will take some years to learn and then one may advance to team lead. To become a manager takes longer, and mostly those positions are taken by people who have been with the company the longest. There is rarely team spirit, even though one is promoted. Each person is on his own. Bloomberg long ago became a big corporation in spirit, and it acts and feels like one.
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