Financial Software Developer Interview Experience
April 1, 2013
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I posted my resume and cover letter through their website and received a phone interview three weeks later.
The phone interview lasted about 50 minutes. The questions included some details about the JVM and C++.
I did not expect them to ask questions on Java, as they do not seem to work with Java.
He also asked me some very easy questions on arrays. However, I could not understand his accent. Even though I repeated his question twice, he said yes, and I still misunderstood what he meant.
Questions
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Differences between C and Java
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Details about JVM
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What are compiler, linker, and loader.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 219 interview experiences for the Bloomberg LP Financial Software Developer role in United States.
Success Rate
25%
Pass Rate
Bloomberg LP's interview process for their Financial Software Developer roles in the United States is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive46%
Neutral39%
Negative15%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Bloomberg LP's Financial Software Developer interview process in United States.
Bloomberg LP Work Experiences
2.0
Outdated, proprietary technology
Financial Software Developer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
May 15, 2013
Pros: A high degree of personal ownership in projects means that if you're on a solid team, you can contribute almost immediately.
Cons: Serious issues with reinventing the wheel, neglecting useful open-source alternatives, and in many places completely ignoring proper software development practices like continuous integration, unit testing, integration testing, etc. Proprietary everything means your skills are largely not transferable.
1.0
Nightmare on Lexington Avenue
Financial Software Developer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
June 21, 2009
Pros: Pay is extremely good -- twice what anybody else is offering.
Cons: Brutal hours. People die here from overwork. Be prepared to work 14-hour days and weekends.
Utterly ossified management, micromanagement, downright harassment, and brutally invasive oversight. Zero flexibility on rules or hours. Complete contempt for employees, with no credit for ideas. Incredibly bad design and obsolete technology.
3.0
Financial software developer
Financial Software Developer • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
May 29, 2012
Pros: Great benefits, lots of perks.
Cons: A very rigid environment, although highly depends on the department, group, team, and supervisor/team lead. There is nowhere to advance. Since the system is highly customized, it will take some years to learn and then one may advance to team lead. To become a manager takes longer, and mostly those positions are taken by people who have been with the company the longest. There is rarely team spirit, even though one is promoted. Each person is on his own. Bloomberg long ago became a big corporation in spirit, and it acts and feels like one.
- 2.0Outdated, proprietary technologyFinancial Software Developer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesMay 15, 2013Pros: A high degree of personal ownership in projects means that if you're on a solid team, you can contribute almost immediately.Cons: Serious issues with reinventing the wheel, neglecting useful open-source alternatives, and in many places completely ignoring proper software development practices like continuous integration, unit testing, integration testing, etc. Proprietary everything means your skills are largely not transferable.
- 1.0Nightmare on Lexington AvenueFinancial Software Developer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesJune 21, 2009Pros: Pay is extremely good -- twice what anybody else is offering.Cons: Brutal hours. People die here from overwork. Be prepared to work 14-hour days and weekends. Utterly ossified management, micromanagement, downright harassment, and brutally invasive oversight. Zero flexibility on rules or hours. Complete contempt for employees, with no credit for ideas. Incredibly bad design and obsolete technology.
- 3.0Financial software developerFinancial Software Developer • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesMay 29, 2012Pros: Great benefits, lots of perks.Cons: A very rigid environment, although highly depends on the department, group, team, and supervisor/team lead. There is nowhere to advance. Since the system is highly customized, it will take some years to learn and then one may advance to team lead. To become a manager takes longer, and mostly those positions are taken by people who have been with the company the longest. There is rarely team spirit, even though one is promoted. Each person is on his own. Bloomberg long ago became a big corporation in spirit, and it acts and feels like one.
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