Financial Software Developer Interview Experience - New York, New York
Process
I had two rounds of interviews.
The first round went well, and there were no bizarre problems.
They first asked me to design a tree data structure for storing and retrieving stock prices quickly, and then asked a few basic questions about arrays, linked lists, and hash tables. Finally, they asked me to design a phone book.
I failed the second round because they applied a pressure test. I didn't know it was a pressure test until I went home and discovered that the program I wrote during the interview, which the interviewer insisted had bugs, was actually correct.
It was my first time encountering this kind of test. Thanks to Bloomberg for giving me this experience.
Questions
Design a tree structure to hold and retrieve stock prices.
How many bytes are actually allocated by malloc(n)? How does free() know how many bytes to free?
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Interview Statistics
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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.
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Bloomberg LP Work Experiences
- 2.0Ok. First job, very unsatisfying job in all aspectsFinancial Software Developer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesMarch 8, 2014Pros: When free food is the biggest perk you can think of, there isn't much else to like. Benefits are good too, I guess. And since they hire a lot of fresh-out-of-college grads, it can be a good starting place.Cons: The work is very unsatisfying on all levels. New technologies are seldom used. There is a lot of work pressure and a lot of workload. HR doesn't care two hoots about you in any aspect. The work is boring and tedious, the environment is very closed, very hierarchical, and very bureaucratic. There are very few career growth prospects. The learning environment is very narrow, as teams are not encouraged to learn from each other and/or collaborate.
- 4.0A very fast-paced environmentFinancial Software Developer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesJune 23, 2012Pros: Amazing work culture, open discussions. Very transparent.Cons: Very fast-paced. High stress during certain periods of work.
- 4.0Decent place for workFinancial Software Developer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesJanuary 25, 2011Pros: 1. Good holiday and paid day off. 2. Benefits (salary, insurance, 401k) and work hours are generally good. 3. Nice office with free drinks and snacks.Cons: 1. Most of the time, I'm doing maintenance work rather than working on something new and exciting. 2. High taxes and living expenses in New York City. 3. Nonsensical recruiting. 4. Good training for non-programmers, but it's too long and useless if you already have a lot of programming experience.
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