Bloomberg LP

Junior Software Developer Interview Experience

May 15, 2026

Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

I applied online. The process took 2 months.

5 interviews:

2 LeetCode questions
1 system design to design a back-end system
1 with HR for behavioral questions
1 with engineering manager

Interviewers are very professional and friendly.

Questions

LeetCode, System Design, Behavioral Questions

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 5 interview experiences for the Bloomberg LP Junior Software Developer role.

Success Rate

40%

Pass Rate

Bloomberg LP's interview process for their Junior Software Developer roles is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive100%

Neutral0%

Negative0%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Bloomberg LP's Junior Software Developer interview process.

Bloomberg LP Work Experiences

Smart People, Long Hours

Junior Software Developer • Former Employee

London, undefined, United Kingdom

November 14, 2016

Pros: This company is alright. You are able to work with smart and interesting people. You have access to free food, and a lot of training is available.

Cons: You will be working long hours and you will be swamped with a lot of work. Often, you will not be able to find any documentation.

Smart People, Long Hours

Junior Software Developer • Former Employee

London, undefined, United Kingdom

November 14, 2016

Pros: This company is alright. You are able to work with smart and interesting people. You have access to free food, and a lot of training is available.

Cons: You will be working long hours and you will be swamped with a lot of work. Often, you will not be able to find any documentation.

Great Perks, Old Code

Software Engineer Intern • Former Employee

London, England, United Kingdom

January 8, 2020

Pros: Very nice and comfortable building. The company gives you all you need to work comfortably (laptop to work from home, ergonomic mouse, two big screens, etc.). Lots of material and courses to learn new skills. Great pay. Unlimited drinks and fruits. Cake every Friday.

Cons: Legacy code. Some teams have little incentive to innovate and keep the codebase up to date. Management can be heavy on certain teams. Few activities for interns outside of summer.

Great Perks, Old Code

Software Engineer Intern • Former Employee

London, England, United Kingdom

January 8, 2020

Pros: Very nice and comfortable building. The company gives you all you need to work comfortably (laptop to work from home, ergonomic mouse, two big screens, etc.). Lots of material and courses to learn new skills. Great pay. Unlimited drinks and fruits. Cake every Friday.

Cons: Legacy code. Some teams have little incentive to innovate and keep the codebase up to date. Management can be heavy on certain teams. Few activities for interns outside of summer.

I wrote a really long rant, and it didn't go through, so I'm summarizing

Financial Software Developer • Current Employee

Pros: GC Pay, bonuses, benefits. Tech is somewhat better than the tech used by banks in NYC.

Cons: * Top-heavy; team leads make all design and key product decisions; programmers are just code monkeys. * The internal job switch process is not transparent and, honestly, silly. Teams looking to hire will insist on interviewing you, in spite of you having worked with similar tech for 4+ years. * Some teams require you to come in at 9 AM. Leaving early will raise eyebrows. You are required to put in at least 10 hours, and can easily go up to 12.

I wrote a really long rant, and it didn't go through, so I'm summarizing

Financial Software Developer • Current Employee

Pros: GC Pay, bonuses, benefits. Tech is somewhat better than the tech used by banks in NYC.

Cons: * Top-heavy; team leads make all design and key product decisions; programmers are just code monkeys. * The internal job switch process is not transparent and, honestly, silly. Teams looking to hire will insist on interviewing you, in spite of you having worked with similar tech for 4+ years. * Some teams require you to come in at 9 AM. Leaving early will raise eyebrows. You are required to put in at least 10 hours, and can easily go up to 12.

Smart People, Long Hours

Junior Software Developer • Former Employee

London, undefined, United Kingdom

November 14, 2016

Pros: This company is alright. You are able to work with smart and interesting people. You have access to free food, and a lot of training is available.

Cons: You will be working long hours and you will be swamped with a lot of work. Often, you will not be able to find any documentation.

3.0
Smart People, Long Hours
Junior Software Developer • Former Employee
London, undefined, United Kingdom
November 14, 2016
Pros: This company is alright. You are able to work with smart and interesting people. You have access to free food, and a lot of training is available.
Cons: You will be working long hours and you will be swamped with a lot of work. Often, you will not be able to find any documentation.

Great Perks, Old Code

Software Engineer Intern • Former Employee

London, England, United Kingdom

January 8, 2020

Pros: Very nice and comfortable building. The company gives you all you need to work comfortably (laptop to work from home, ergonomic mouse, two big screens, etc.). Lots of material and courses to learn new skills. Great pay. Unlimited drinks and fruits. Cake every Friday.

Cons: Legacy code. Some teams have little incentive to innovate and keep the codebase up to date. Management can be heavy on certain teams. Few activities for interns outside of summer.

4.0
Great Perks, Old Code
Software Engineer Intern • Former Employee
London, England, United Kingdom
January 8, 2020
Pros: Very nice and comfortable building. The company gives you all you need to work comfortably (laptop to work from home, ergonomic mouse, two big screens, etc.). Lots of material and courses to learn new skills. Great pay. Unlimited drinks and fruits. Cake every Friday.
Cons: Legacy code. Some teams have little incentive to innovate and keep the codebase up to date. Management can be heavy on certain teams. Few activities for interns outside of summer.

I wrote a really long rant, and it didn't go through, so I'm summarizing

Financial Software Developer • Current Employee

Pros: GC Pay, bonuses, benefits. Tech is somewhat better than the tech used by banks in NYC.

Cons: * Top-heavy; team leads make all design and key product decisions; programmers are just code monkeys. * The internal job switch process is not transparent and, honestly, silly. Teams looking to hire will insist on interviewing you, in spite of you having worked with similar tech for 4+ years. * Some teams require you to come in at 9 AM. Leaving early will raise eyebrows. You are required to put in at least 10 hours, and can easily go up to 12.

3.0
I wrote a really long rant, and it didn't go through, so I'm summarizing
Financial Software Developer • Current Employee
March 27, 2011
Pros: GC Pay, bonuses, benefits. Tech is somewhat better than the tech used by banks in NYC.
Cons: * Top-heavy; team leads make all design and key product decisions; programmers are just code monkeys. * The internal job switch process is not transparent and, honestly, silly. Teams looking to hire will insist on interviewing you, in spite of you having worked with similar tech for 4+ years. * Some teams require you to come in at 9 AM. Leaving early will raise eyebrows. You are required to put in at least 10 hours, and can easily go up to 12.

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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