Financial Software Developer Interview Experience - New York, New York
Process
I applied online and was contacted by a recruiter two days later. The position involved six months of training and did not require software development experience. After a phone interview, I was called back the next day. They flew me to New York and had a car waiting for me at LaGuardia. After two technical interviews involving brain teasers and coursework, I was sent on my way. It was clear the position was not a fit from the interviews, but they gave me a $100 gift card for expenses and sent me on my way. I was not offered the position.
Questions
During the phone interview, they asked a combinatorics question:
How many ways could an ant crawl from one point to another in a grid?
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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
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
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Bloomberg LP's Financial Software Developer interview process in New York, New York.
Bloomberg LP Work Experiences
- 1.0Perks But Toxic CultureFinancial Software Developer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesFebruary 14, 2011Pros: Free food, flexible work hours (if you do not work in trading systems), corporate perks, and a health benefits package.Cons: Backstabbing. Managers behave like dictators with no accountability throughout the chain of command. Outright lies on performance reviews. Performance is proportional to sycophancy. The culture of meritocracy and fairness is being systematically dismantled. Basically, a H-1B sweatshop. Blame the person you don't like instead of the real culprit and get him/her fired.
- 2.0Impressive building, pretty good pay... but bored at work, not challengingFinancial Software Developer • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesNovember 19, 2009Pros: Line on the resume. Good pay, but if you count all the hours you really work, it's less impressive. The building is really cool: multicolored glass, transparency, lots of open space. Events scheduled for interns. Flexible work hours.Cons: Work is not really challenging. Lots of repetitive work. Need to fill out programmer's notes every day. If you're a programmer and you hope to learn more about finance by working here, it won't happen. If you're an intern, you cannot bill more than 40 hours per week. Almost everybody works more, but you won't be paid for overtime. Free food and drinks are always there, but if you're health-conscious, most of it won't be of much benefit to you. IB - "Instant Bloomberg" - instant messaging for Bloomberg employees - can get in the way of work. Old technology.
- 3.0Good Pay, Outdated TechFinancial Software Developer • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesNovember 6, 2014Pros: Good compensation and good location.Cons: Outdated technology and no smart engineers.
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