Financial Software Developer Interview Experience - New York, New York
November 1, 2014
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I met the Bloomberg team at YHack 2014 and was immediately impressed by their product. I applied that year and received a phone interview, which contained mostly algorithmic questions.
This year, I applied again and received a phone interview. I was asked questions of the same variety (difference between C++ and Java, difference between a BST and a hash table).
They also covered some aspects of my resume and asked me to describe a project I had worked on, some challenges I faced, and how I overcame them.
I heard back that same week that I'd received a campus interview with them in New York, which I've yet to attend.
Questions
What is the difference between stack and heap memory?
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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
2.0
Good first job, but boring and unsatisfying workplace
Financial Software Developer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
May 1, 2012
Pros: Great salary and vacation time.
A 12-week training program brings your coding up to speed.
Good snacks and beverages.
I got to move to NYC and be able to afford it.
Cons: Most technology is relatively old.
A lot of work is maintenance of code written 10, 15, 20 years ago.
Not much room for innovation, especially when all projects are on extremely tight deadlines.
4.0
Good place to work, but it won't keep you satisfied
Financial Software Developer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
December 16, 2008
Pros: Bloomberg as a workplace has not had the best reputation in the past, but a lot of that has changed. It is a very open kind of place, which some people like and some do not.
Cons: A problem is that a lot of talented programmers leave because they are really not challenged there.
As a quant, Bloomberg will not necessarily be the brightest star on your resume, regardless of famous quants that consult there.
4.0
Great Minds, Strong Work Ethic, Room for Growth, Plenty of Training, and Long Hours
Financial Software Developer • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
September 23, 2013
Pros: This is the kind of place where you feel honored to be among the smart people working here. Lots of opportunity for advancement and to learn, both formally and informally. Very cool perks, like free admission into any museum you can think of and great company parties. Having a TV studio in the building meant occasional celebrity sightings.
Cons: Long hours, usually worked until 8 p.m., and I was too worn out to do anything after work. Senior management would sometimes tell us that we needed to stop working so hard, but it was just lip service. The culture and the project deadlines required constant long hours. I felt guilty leaving at 6 p.m.
There seemed to be a lack of organization at the team lead and management levels, which trickled down to the developers. The open work environment basically meant constant interruptions. It was hard to focus and get anything done until the end of the day when most people had gone home.
On the other side of training is the unofficial requirement to spend time training new developers. Normally, when building a team, this is a good thing, but in the two years I was there, I trained five temporary consultants. So, instead of building a team, all that training just went to completing their short-term project, then they were gone.
- 2.0Good first job, but boring and unsatisfying workplaceFinancial Software Developer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesMay 1, 2012Pros: Great salary and vacation time. A 12-week training program brings your coding up to speed. Good snacks and beverages. I got to move to NYC and be able to afford it.Cons: Most technology is relatively old. A lot of work is maintenance of code written 10, 15, 20 years ago. Not much room for innovation, especially when all projects are on extremely tight deadlines.
- 4.0Good place to work, but it won't keep you satisfiedFinancial Software Developer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesDecember 16, 2008Pros: Bloomberg as a workplace has not had the best reputation in the past, but a lot of that has changed. It is a very open kind of place, which some people like and some do not.Cons: A problem is that a lot of talented programmers leave because they are really not challenged there. As a quant, Bloomberg will not necessarily be the brightest star on your resume, regardless of famous quants that consult there.
- 4.0Great Minds, Strong Work Ethic, Room for Growth, Plenty of Training, and Long HoursFinancial Software Developer • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesSeptember 23, 2013Pros: This is the kind of place where you feel honored to be among the smart people working here. Lots of opportunity for advancement and to learn, both formally and informally. Very cool perks, like free admission into any museum you can think of and great company parties. Having a TV studio in the building meant occasional celebrity sightings.Cons: Long hours, usually worked until 8 p.m., and I was too worn out to do anything after work. Senior management would sometimes tell us that we needed to stop working so hard, but it was just lip service. The culture and the project deadlines required constant long hours. I felt guilty leaving at 6 p.m. There seemed to be a lack of organization at the team lead and management levels, which trickled down to the developers. The open work environment basically meant constant interruptions. It was hard to focus and get anything done until the end of the day when most people had gone home. On the other side of training is the unofficial requirement to spend time training new developers. Normally, when building a team, this is a good thing, but in the two years I was there, I trained five temporary consultants. So, instead of building a team, all that training just went to completing their short-term project, then they were gone.
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