Bloomberg LP

Financial Software Developer Interview Experience

December 15, 2015

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Dropped off resume at career fair, then applied online.

Secured an on-campus interview.

Met for one round with two software engineers, who asked data structures and algorithms questions. Some of the questions were quite difficult.

Questions

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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

Fantastic internship program with lots to learn and do

Financial Software Developer • Former Employee

New York, New York, United States

Pros: Great intern events throughout the summer, at least one per week. There is always something to do. You're given your own project to work on and complete throughout the summer. When you're done, you get ample opportunities to show off what you've accomplished to upper management. Everyone is willing to help or chat with you about their role or the company. Lots of financial knowledge to gain, with provided classes in finance and tech.

Cons: The work isn't always super challenging or structured, which makes it hard to focus and be productive sometimes. The tech can be a bit restrictive since it's almost all proprietary, but the people who literally built it are around and willing to help you leverage it the best you can. Not a fan of the open floor plan.

Fantastic internship program with lots to learn and do

Financial Software Developer • Former Employee

New York, New York, United States

Pros: Great intern events throughout the summer, at least one per week. There is always something to do. You're given your own project to work on and complete throughout the summer. When you're done, you get ample opportunities to show off what you've accomplished to upper management. Everyone is willing to help or chat with you about their role or the company. Lots of financial knowledge to gain, with provided classes in finance and tech.

Cons: The work isn't always super challenging or structured, which makes it hard to focus and be productive sometimes. The tech can be a bit restrictive since it's almost all proprietary, but the people who literally built it are around and willing to help you leverage it the best you can. Not a fan of the open floor plan.

Good starting package and a guaranteed bonus, but it ends there..

Financial Software Developer • Current Employee

September 19, 2009

Pros: Snacks, good time off, no fixed ill days, a good training program, no formal wear required like some other companies, and the inception of new technology.

Cons: Bad management. They don't even give you your own cubicle. Overhyped company, which tries to be glamorous on the outside but is void inside. Old software, overworked people, low wage hikes, hostile to immigrants, biased performance reviews. Overall, a closed system where people either cover their assets or bully people around to get ahead. Some teams are innovative; however, most are doing what they were doing for a long, long time. Overall, unreasonable people.

Good starting package and a guaranteed bonus, but it ends there..

Financial Software Developer • Current Employee

September 19, 2009

Pros: Snacks, good time off, no fixed ill days, a good training program, no formal wear required like some other companies, and the inception of new technology.

Cons: Bad management. They don't even give you your own cubicle. Overhyped company, which tries to be glamorous on the outside but is void inside. Old software, overworked people, low wage hikes, hostile to immigrants, biased performance reviews. Overall, a closed system where people either cover their assets or bully people around to get ahead. Some teams are innovative; however, most are doing what they were doing for a long, long time. Overall, unreasonable people.

OK, if you can tolerate (or avoid) the legacy infrastructure and don't get sucked into working extra hours

Financial Software Developer • Current Employee

London, England, United Kingdom

Pros: Compensation, relaxed work atmosphere--no dress code and semi-flexible hours.

Cons: Long hours, some of the technology in use is truly awful. Although in recent years this has improved tenfold, there is now a mix of okay and very bad.

OK, if you can tolerate (or avoid) the legacy infrastructure and don't get sucked into working extra hours

Financial Software Developer • Current Employee

London, England, United Kingdom

Pros: Compensation, relaxed work atmosphere--no dress code and semi-flexible hours.

Cons: Long hours, some of the technology in use is truly awful. Although in recent years this has improved tenfold, there is now a mix of okay and very bad.

Fantastic internship program with lots to learn and do

Financial Software Developer • Former Employee

New York, New York, United States

Pros: Great intern events throughout the summer, at least one per week. There is always something to do. You're given your own project to work on and complete throughout the summer. When you're done, you get ample opportunities to show off what you've accomplished to upper management. Everyone is willing to help or chat with you about their role or the company. Lots of financial knowledge to gain, with provided classes in finance and tech.

Cons: The work isn't always super challenging or structured, which makes it hard to focus and be productive sometimes. The tech can be a bit restrictive since it's almost all proprietary, but the people who literally built it are around and willing to help you leverage it the best you can. Not a fan of the open floor plan.

4.0
Fantastic internship program with lots to learn and do
Financial Software Developer • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
August 5, 2015
Pros: Great intern events throughout the summer, at least one per week. There is always something to do. You're given your own project to work on and complete throughout the summer. When you're done, you get ample opportunities to show off what you've accomplished to upper management. Everyone is willing to help or chat with you about their role or the company. Lots of financial knowledge to gain, with provided classes in finance and tech.
Cons: The work isn't always super challenging or structured, which makes it hard to focus and be productive sometimes. The tech can be a bit restrictive since it's almost all proprietary, but the people who literally built it are around and willing to help you leverage it the best you can. Not a fan of the open floor plan.

Good starting package and a guaranteed bonus, but it ends there..

Financial Software Developer • Current Employee

September 19, 2009

Pros: Snacks, good time off, no fixed ill days, a good training program, no formal wear required like some other companies, and the inception of new technology.

Cons: Bad management. They don't even give you your own cubicle. Overhyped company, which tries to be glamorous on the outside but is void inside. Old software, overworked people, low wage hikes, hostile to immigrants, biased performance reviews. Overall, a closed system where people either cover their assets or bully people around to get ahead. Some teams are innovative; however, most are doing what they were doing for a long, long time. Overall, unreasonable people.

2.0
Good starting package and a guaranteed bonus, but it ends there..
Financial Software Developer • Current Employee
September 19, 2009
Pros: Snacks, good time off, no fixed ill days, a good training program, no formal wear required like some other companies, and the inception of new technology.
Cons: Bad management. They don't even give you your own cubicle. Overhyped company, which tries to be glamorous on the outside but is void inside. Old software, overworked people, low wage hikes, hostile to immigrants, biased performance reviews. Overall, a closed system where people either cover their assets or bully people around to get ahead. Some teams are innovative; however, most are doing what they were doing for a long, long time. Overall, unreasonable people.

OK, if you can tolerate (or avoid) the legacy infrastructure and don't get sucked into working extra hours

Financial Software Developer • Current Employee

London, England, United Kingdom

Pros: Compensation, relaxed work atmosphere--no dress code and semi-flexible hours.

Cons: Long hours, some of the technology in use is truly awful. Although in recent years this has improved tenfold, there is now a mix of okay and very bad.

3.0
OK, if you can tolerate (or avoid) the legacy infrastructure and don't get sucked into working extra hours
Financial Software Developer • Current Employee
London, England, United Kingdom
July 2, 2008
Pros: Compensation, relaxed work atmosphere--no dress code and semi-flexible hours.
Cons: Long hours, some of the technology in use is truly awful. Although in recent years this has improved tenfold, there is now a mix of okay and very bad.

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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