Senior Software Developer Interview Experience - New York, New York
Process
It was a phone interview. The interviewer was working from home, and his phone was not working properly, so I had difficulty hearing him in parts.
Then, he began asking me questions about my resume. It looked like he hadn't even glanced at it, as he said, "I hope you know we are looking for C++ developers," whereas I am a C#.NET developer.
Next, he gave me a coding interview on screen that we both shared. It was a modified and complex version of binary search, and I began that first but realized I wouldn't be able to finish it because it was a complicated question that needed more thought. So, instead, I switched and gave a basic one, solved it, and improvised it.
He accepted it but asked me why I didn't do binary search. I explained the logic I would use if I had to optimize it further with binary search.
For a total time of 15 minutes to code, I think it was a fairly long, thought-provoking coding question.
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Bloomberg LP Work Experiences
- 1.0Horrible Working Environment - Terrible ManagementSenior Software Developer • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesSeptember 18, 2013Pros: $ The money is good. The benefits are excellent. The perks are wonderful. The bonuses are large. The regular employees are awesome and fun to work with.Cons: Management is ineffective at best, and incompetent at worst. The entire company is very much a cult of personality. There is a massive "not invented here" complex. Mana gers that have risen through the ranks over the last few decades are very stodgy and outdated in their ideas about business and development best practices. I got negative performance reviews for mentoring others as the most senior developer on the team. Management did not understand the problem space at all - web development - and this made it very difficult to have non-stressful conversations with them. Some teams at Bloomberg are better than others; mine was generally recognized as the worst. The entire team went to senior management with complaints about the problems with our direct manager, but nothing was ever done.
- 4.0A very good place to work if you love technologySenior Software Developer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesFebruary 20, 2013Pros: Gives you a lot of freedom at work, encourages changes within the team. Lately, they have been lenient in allowing people to work from home.Cons: Because we are a private company, things change on the drop of a hat when it comes from the top. They set very high targets, which causes them to not meet them.
- 1.0Smart People, Mundane WorkSenior Software Developer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesJune 1, 2015Pros: Money and benefits are good. Bonus is good, but that depends purely on which team you are working on and on your team lead. Office is okay (as for open space). Lots of smart people.Cons: A lot of work. Often pointless and mundane. Legacy stuff. Lots of stupid people. Long hours if you want to be promoted. Difficult to advance. Company treats people, especially contractors, like crap. Be ready to move back in time 20 years if you work here.
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