Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York
Process
I gave my resume to a recruiter. He called me back after a couple of weeks, stating I needed to take an only C/C++ proficiency test.
I completed the skill test over the internet (C/C++).
A few days later, I had a phone interview that lasted over an hour.
A few days after that, I had full-day on-site interviews. This involved about six or eight interviews with progressively higher-level managers, lasting around eight hours.
The last interview was with HR, who provided me with an offer.
Questions
Writing code on paper. This is not as easy as it sounds if you are not used to it.
One unexpected question I remember was:
"I've been grepping a large local file, and it took a long time. I did it again, and now it's much faster. Please provide an explanation for this behavior."
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 100 interview experiences for the Bloomberg LP Senior Software Engineer role in New York, New York.
Success Rate
Bloomberg LP's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in New York, New York is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Bloomberg LP's Senior Software Engineer interview process in New York, New York.
Bloomberg LP Work Experiences
- 2.0Mundane Work, Unethical ManagementSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesJuly 5, 2021Pros: Name recognition due to the owner's name being the company name.Cons: It's a company where longer-tenured engineers have been put into management-type roles without proper oversight. The managers don't hesitate to make false claims to get an employee they don't like out the door via performance reports with false claims, and the employee is never given a chance to respond or refute. No questions are asked. Can you call this a good culture? HR is simply unresponsive to ethical violations within the company; they'd rather post positive company reviews. The work is very mundane. Many people stare at the terminal even when there is no work, as they are required to do so.
- 1.0Don't get stuck doing glorified supportSenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesMarch 7, 2024Pros: Free snacks Frequent food events Sponsored events outside of work Great comp and benefitsCons: Working with legacy systems that management has no plans to improve or update. Proprietary front-end system that is the worst codebase I've ever seen. "On-call" duties outside of work hours are common.
- 3.0Bloomberg Company ReviewSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesNovember 17, 2021Pros: health benefits, wageworks, life insuranceCons: Force people to come to the office. Very stingy on work from home. Lots of politics because of managers who have been in their roles for many years. Rotten culture. They show that they are keen on changing, but they do not change their managers, and hence company culture does not change. Use old, outdated technologies.
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