Senior Software Developer Interview Experience - New York, New York
Process
A recruiter contacted me, and we set up a phone interview.
The interviewer called me up half an hour late and started off with, "I understand I'm late calling you, but it would be really helpful to me if we just do this now anyway." I should have cut him off then and rescheduled.
During the technical questions, the interviewer kept cutting me off and laughing. He was extremely nasty and condescending, saying things like, "I'm sure you're smart and all, but I just can't understand why you think that's a good answer," and "You didn't get that, maybe Google a little more next time." When I asked him questions, he said things like, "I'm sorry, I just don't understand why you'd ask me something like that." I'm happy I didn't get an offer for an in-person interview if that's the type of person I'd be working with.
Questions
Rearrange the elements of an array so that all zeroes are at the end of the array, while preserving the ordering of the nonzero elements.
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Interview Statistics
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Bloomberg LP Work Experiences
- 5.0Very Good Working EnvironmentSenior Software Developer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesMarch 25, 2014Pros: Open culture, very good teamwork.Cons: You have to figure things out yourself.
- 4.0Awesome Pay, Benefits, Management. Technically behind the timesSenior Software Developer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesAugust 16, 2015Pros: Pay and benefits are top-notch. If you go above and beyond, you will be recognized with a huge bonus and a huge base pay increase. Full family insurance is paid with no employee contribution, and there's a medical doctor in the building you can see for free. There's an incredible yearly party where a whole island is rented out with amusement park rides and free food – great for family. The company really does good for society. For example, if you volunteer 40 hours, there is a "dollars for your hours" program that can donate $5,000 to that charity.Cons: Technically, it seems sort of behind. Half the codebase is Fortran. There are bizarre restrictions on things like Boost. Low-level C++ libraries are high quality, but higher-level code is a mess. In many teams, you might spend hours each week just trying to get your code to link because all the libraries are changing underneath you all the time. The databases and GUI are bizarre proprietary stuff that are a pain to use, and these skills are useless outside of Bloomberg. The email and proprietary issue tracking systems are terrible, with basic things like word wrapping not working reliably. If you like finance and a high salary, you might look past these shortcomings.
- 4.0Interesting workplaceSenior Software Developer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesMarch 29, 2010Pros: Very fast-paced work environment. Lots of opportunities for learning low-level programming. Open work environment.Cons: High pressure. Constant changes to management. Recognition not always commensurate with performance. Lack of any privacy at desk.
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