Pros: A culture that values innovation, where new ideas are encouraged and recognized. An excellent company choice for those who prioritize work-life balance. Leaders and managers are highly supportive and understanding. They offer opportunities for cross-training and encourage lateral career movement within the organization.

Cons: The tech stack predominantly consists of Bloomberg proprietary tools, private cloud solutions, and open-source technologies. With an emphasis on open-source, teams often need to develop their own code, which can lead to redundant efforts as similar solutions are recreated repeatedly. Additionally, many teams lack clear guidance from leadership on best practices for coding and choosing the most efficient technologies.

Pros: Well run, great business to be in. Great benefits. Fast-paced work environment.

Cons: Technology can be hit or miss.

Pros: Bloomberg is pretty chill as far as fintech goes. The best strategy is to put in the hard work for the first two years and learn their home-grown ecosystem. Your mileage may vary, but once I've earned my status, I'd get away with ~20 hours of work a week.

Cons: Bloomberg is very, very "cliquey" if that's a word. They pride themselves on their FST bootcamp, and you'll quickly learn that most of your senior colleagues have grown up within the company with the same people they did the bootcamp with. Additionally, note the power dynamics of people on the US work visa. Many of them need to bite their tongue for years while they wait for a green card. Managers get used to quiet people and kind of freak out once a rare disagreeable employee tells them "no". tl;dr You'll need to play a careful political game if you enter Bbg as a senior tech hire to succeed. The tech stack is homegrown and kind of peculiar, but the chill pace of the company makes up for it.