I was contacted by a recruiter in June 2017. I decided to give it a try, as Bloomberg is the only company I would leave my current state for and relocate to NY.

• Phone screening (15 minutes): This was done by the recruiter to evaluate if I was a good fit and check previous and current experience and current role and responsibilities.

Submitted resume.

• Phone screening (15 minutes): The recruiter got back with some specific questions regarding the role, projects, and things I am doing at my current position.

• 1st technical interview (remote, 1 hour): This was a phone technical interview. I needed a computer and an internet connection. The platform they use is HackerRank (check it out and get familiar with it). The interviewer can see what you type and if you leave the current window/tab, etc. It is very interactive and collaborative. This interview covered multiple questions and coding challenges from CSS and HTML to advanced JS. It also covered questions like "Why Bloomberg?" and my current role and projects.

• 2nd technical interview (remote, 1 hour): This was the same as the 1st technical interview: computer, internet, and HackerRank. This was done because I live far from NY, and they wanted to make sure I could be a good fit before having me come for a face-to-face interview. This one was a bit tougher than the previous one, with more questions and coding challenges from CSS, HTML, and advanced JS. It also covered questions like "Why Bloomberg?" and my current role and projects.

• HR phone screening (20 minutes): This was a short interview with HR to discuss goals, why Bloomberg, my current role, willingness to relocate, salary expectations, etc.

I didn't hear back from them for about two weeks. Then, they contacted me through the recruiter to schedule the on-site interview. HR was very efficient; they scheduled flights, hotel, and transportation, covering everything up to the interview and return flight(s).

They even let me stay a few extra days to explore the area, as the possibility of relocating was real. Of course, I covered the expenses for the extra days.

• On-site interview!

I was asked to arrive 15 minutes early, check in at the front desk, and then I was directed to wait on a pink couch on the 6th floor.

Then, on time, the host came and took me on a 10-minute tour of the building: pantry, mini Bloomberg terminal museum (my favorite), channel studio, curve escalator, break room, etc. It is such an awesome building and environment.

After the tour, I was directed to a room where two engineers were waiting for me. The interview started.

• 1st round (1 hour): This was a whiteboard session: system design, some JavaScript challenges, monitoring, and deployment. Time flew by. Then the engineers gave me time to ask questions. They told me a 2nd round would follow with two more engineers and then left.

• 2nd round (1 hour): Two new engineers arrived, with ice cream. This session was more hands-on: implement an API endpoint meeting certain acceptance criteria given by them. It had to be functional and consume some of their own services. Then, in between building this, other questions took place. It was a really fun round. I also had time to ask questions. They indicated a new round would follow with two more of their colleagues.

• 3rd round (1 hour): Two new engineers arrived. This round was about consuming the endpoint built in round 2 and creating a UI following some specs they provided. That was dynamic and had to use the data provided by the API endpoint I previously built. All went well here too; it was a really fun round with lots of questions while creating that UI. I also had time to ask questions. They indicated that a round with the head of the department would be next.

• 4th round (1 hour): The head of the department arrived. At this point, I wanted to work there even more. Their team is just awesome, and the things they are building are incredible. This session was more theoretical again, with some technical questions, and more about my experience, personality, goals, and how I saw myself in 2-4 years, etc. The interviewer indicated a 5th round with HR would follow.

• 5th round (40 minutes): At this point, I felt awesome. From what I had read, chances were great if you made it to the HR round. This was the last round. We talked about goals, relocation, salary expectations, what I thought so far of the process, etc. It was a very nice round.

Then, after almost 5 hours, I was directed to pick up my baggage from a storage room and head to the front door.

They said I would hear back in about a week or less. I left, and a few days later, I flew back home.

Less than a week later: I got a call from the recruiter. They let me know I didn't get the role but provided high-level, yet great, feedback on why I didn't get it. I'm very happy that I heard back so fast and with the experience of going through their recruiting process.

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