Financial Software Developer Interview Experience - New York, New York
Process
I applied through my college and went through 3 rounds of technical interviews.
Round 1: They asked me to select a data structure for storing a dictionary that I would use for searching words with given letters, similar to the game SCRABBLE. I also had to demonstrate passing a multi-dimensional array in C89 and discuss other variations.
Round 2: I was asked to design a class that takes an integer of any length (memory permitting), given as a string. I needed to implement constructors and addition by operator overloading (as I had mentioned my preference for C++).
Round 3: I had to write code to find the common letters in two strings. The interviewer was particularly interested in how my input might break the code, how I would overcome such issues, and the implications at the OS level.
HR Round:
- You have done some electronics work with Arduino and other projects; why are you interested in financial software development?
- What are your top 3 priorities?
- What other companies have you applied to?
Questions
Why Other Company?
(Unexpected... I was prepared for "Why Bloomberg?" but not for this.)
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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.
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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 great company to work forFinancial Software Developer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesNovember 15, 2008Pros: Competitive salaries Good work culture Openness Takes care of employees Great location in NYC Profitable business modelCons: In IT (or R&D, as we call it), the scope for growth is limited because of the flat hierarchical structure. Also, neither the managers nor the company takes much active interest in an employee's professional growth. The work can also get boring sometimes.
- 4.0Good in bursts until a reorg hits youFinancial Software Developer • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesFebruary 21, 2014Pros: The best learning experiences were in core C++, server-side coding, templates, and JavaScript asynchronous frameworks, etc. Then, out of nowhere, a reorg happens, and you are left with nothing that you built with so much hard work. Good pay, amazing benefits (best in NYC), a pretty building, rarely fires (always puts people on performance plans), very fast learning. The CEO discussed voluntary work that I did with them. They have amazing matches for community involvement (they matched $5,000 to my charity for my voluntary hours).Cons: Too many reorgs (not just my team but others too). Very competitive; hard to get an "exceeds expectations." Proprietary tech, at times too fast-paced, with a steeper learning curve.
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