Bloomberg LP

Financial Software Developer Interview Experience - New York, New York

February 1, 2010

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied for this position online and completed an online test. The test included some IQ questions, consisting of image rotation, word counting, paragraph comprehension, and math. I were also asked some probability and logic questions. There was no coding involved.

A phone interview is upcoming. I have no idea if I will be asked any coding or "of good concepts".

Questions

Counting "i" in a paragraph.

Match A, B, C, D, E with the given information.

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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

OK place to start, but move out quickly

Financial Software Developer • Former Employee

New York, New York, United States

Pros: Decent training, good name on resume, good introduction.

Cons: Poor culture, work is not intellectually stimulating, and some of the code is very old.

OK place to start, but move out quickly

Financial Software Developer • Former Employee

New York, New York, United States

Pros: Decent training, good name on resume, good introduction.

Cons: Poor culture, work is not intellectually stimulating, and some of the code is very old.

A great place to start my career

Financial Software Developer • Former Employee

New York, New York, United States

Pros: Beautiful office. Pantry, corporate perks, and a summer party. Work is rewarding and not too overwhelming. The experience here is well recognized and valuable for future employment.

Cons: Very outdated technology! There is code still written in C and FORTRAN. The MSG is terrible, and you are forced to use it every day, sending/losing emails. Politics! Although, to be fair, the amount of politics is very reasonable for a company this size. BAs hissing down your neck, and you do have to work overtime sometimes.

A great place to start my career

Financial Software Developer • Former Employee

New York, New York, United States

Pros: Beautiful office. Pantry, corporate perks, and a summer party. Work is rewarding and not too overwhelming. The experience here is well recognized and valuable for future employment.

Cons: Very outdated technology! There is code still written in C and FORTRAN. The MSG is terrible, and you are forced to use it every day, sending/losing emails. Politics! Although, to be fair, the amount of politics is very reasonable for a company this size. BAs hissing down your neck, and you do have to work overtime sometimes.

It doesn't matter how well or poorly you do

Financial Software Developer • Current Employee

New York, New York, United States

Pros: Good salary. Nice building. Friendly colleagues (for the most part). Free snacks. Open communication.

Cons: You don't know what the REAL project requirements are until they are 3 days from due. Have to work with stupid financial market conventions that make no sense. The code written here is terrible, and nobody has the time to police it.

It doesn't matter how well or poorly you do

Financial Software Developer • Current Employee

New York, New York, United States

Pros: Good salary. Nice building. Friendly colleagues (for the most part). Free snacks. Open communication.

Cons: You don't know what the REAL project requirements are until they are 3 days from due. Have to work with stupid financial market conventions that make no sense. The code written here is terrible, and nobody has the time to police it.

OK place to start, but move out quickly

Financial Software Developer • Former Employee

New York, New York, United States

Pros: Decent training, good name on resume, good introduction.

Cons: Poor culture, work is not intellectually stimulating, and some of the code is very old.

3.0
OK place to start, but move out quickly
Financial Software Developer • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
June 30, 2014
Pros: Decent training, good name on resume, good introduction.
Cons: Poor culture, work is not intellectually stimulating, and some of the code is very old.

A great place to start my career

Financial Software Developer • Former Employee

New York, New York, United States

Pros: Beautiful office. Pantry, corporate perks, and a summer party. Work is rewarding and not too overwhelming. The experience here is well recognized and valuable for future employment.

Cons: Very outdated technology! There is code still written in C and FORTRAN. The MSG is terrible, and you are forced to use it every day, sending/losing emails. Politics! Although, to be fair, the amount of politics is very reasonable for a company this size. BAs hissing down your neck, and you do have to work overtime sometimes.

4.0
A great place to start my career
Financial Software Developer • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
March 7, 2013
Pros: Beautiful office. Pantry, corporate perks, and a summer party. Work is rewarding and not too overwhelming. The experience here is well recognized and valuable for future employment.
Cons: Very outdated technology! There is code still written in C and FORTRAN. The MSG is terrible, and you are forced to use it every day, sending/losing emails. Politics! Although, to be fair, the amount of politics is very reasonable for a company this size. BAs hissing down your neck, and you do have to work overtime sometimes.

It doesn't matter how well or poorly you do

Financial Software Developer • Current Employee

New York, New York, United States

Pros: Good salary. Nice building. Friendly colleagues (for the most part). Free snacks. Open communication.

Cons: You don't know what the REAL project requirements are until they are 3 days from due. Have to work with stupid financial market conventions that make no sense. The code written here is terrible, and nobody has the time to police it.

3.0
It doesn't matter how well or poorly you do
Financial Software Developer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
June 8, 2012
Pros: Good salary. Nice building. Friendly colleagues (for the most part). Free snacks. Open communication.
Cons: You don't know what the REAL project requirements are until they are 3 days from due. Have to work with stupid financial market conventions that make no sense. The code written here is terrible, and nobody has the time to police it.

Bloomberg LP Interview Questions

Two Sum

Find two numbers in a given array that add up to a specific target value, and return their indices. Essentially, you need to efficiently locate the pair that satisfies the sum requirement.

Subsets

Given a set of distinct integers, your task is to generate all possible subsets (the power set). The solution should not contain duplicate subsets.

ArraysRecursionBit Manipulation

Longest Substring Without Repeating Characters

Find the length of the longest substring within a given string that contains no repeating characters. The substring must be contiguous.

StringsTwo PointersSliding Windows

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