Financial Software Developer Interview Experience - New York, New York
April 1, 2009
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
There was a series of interviews.
The first interview was 30 minutes. This was one of the main screening rounds and consisted of many simple technical questions.
After this, there was a 1-hour interview. This one included a simple C program on trees, followed by a complicated one. I could not solve the complicated question, so I guess I was rejected.
You must know pointers well to clear the Bloomberg interview.
Questions
There is an array of 1-byte and 2-byte numbers. The 1-byte number always starts with a 0, and the 2-byte number always starts with a 1. You are given a pointer to the beginning of a particular character. How will you perform a backspace?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 135 interview experiences for the Bloomberg LP Financial Software Developer role in New York, New York.
Success Rate
27%
Pass Rate
Bloomberg LP's interview process for their Financial Software Developer roles in New York, New York is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive47%
Neutral39%
Negative14%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Bloomberg LP's Financial Software Developer interview process in New York, New York.
Bloomberg LP Work Experiences
4.0
Great place to start your career. Your experience really depends on the team you work for
Financial Software Developer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
March 5, 2011
Pros: * Friendly coworkers
* Exposure to many different technologies. (I did notice that most other reviews say the exact opposite, but as I mentioned in the headline, this really depends on the team you work for. Fortunately, my team uses more modern technologies in software development compared to the rest of the company.) I got to work in all parts of the technology stack, i.e., the backend, middleware, and the frontend, which usually doesn't happen in most software companies.
Cons: * Most R&D teams need to work with other teams, but usually there is no proper communication between them. You need to constantly badger the other team to get any work done.
* Work can be very demanding sometimes.
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.
4.0
Good for beginners
Financial Software Developer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
December 18, 2012
Pros: Workload is balanced with personal life.
Learn many CS and financial knowledge.
Free courses.
Free food.
Cons: not fully match my background and interests.
- 4.0Great place to start your career. Your experience really depends on the team you work forFinancial Software Developer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesMarch 5, 2011Pros: * Friendly coworkers * Exposure to many different technologies. (I did notice that most other reviews say the exact opposite, but as I mentioned in the headline, this really depends on the team you work for. Fortunately, my team uses more modern technologies in software development compared to the rest of the company.) I got to work in all parts of the technology stack, i.e., the backend, middleware, and the frontend, which usually doesn't happen in most software companies.Cons: * Most R&D teams need to work with other teams, but usually there is no proper communication between them. You need to constantly badger the other team to get any work done. * Work can be very demanding sometimes.
- 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.
- 4.0Good for beginnersFinancial Software Developer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesDecember 18, 2012Pros: Workload is balanced with personal life. Learn many CS and financial knowledge. Free courses. Free food.Cons: not fully match my background and interests.
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