Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience
Process
The interviewer was late, but no worries. We started the interview, and it went well. It was a 2D matrix problem, not terribly hard. I got it done. The interviewer acknowledged that I had covered all use cases, and we discussed how to optimize it. The interviewer agreed with my suggestions. In the leftover time, we talked about working at Bloomberg.
Then, the next day, they got back to me and told me they decided to move on, which was surprising because the interview couldn't have gone better. I have taken enough interviews myself and done enough LeetCode to know when I have "screwed up." That interview was close to flawless.
So, they decided to pass for some other reason, which their HR did not share even after I asked to recheck if there was a mix-up.
Questions
Connect 4 game in a 2D matrix.
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Bloomberg LP Work Experiences
- 5.0Friendly, professional environmentSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeLondon, undefined, United KingdomAugust 14, 2024Pros: Lots of smart and nice people. Bloomberg has a remarkable culture of everyone helping each other. You can reach out to anyone across the world, and they almost invariably will drop what they're doing at the moment to help you out if they can, even though they've never interacted with you before. The work/life balance is healthy. The company is privately owned, thinks long-term, and does not have a share price to chase. It's a large company covering most aspects of the financial industry, and it's very easy to move around when you want to try something new.Cons: Lagging a bit behind on technology adoption. Nowhere near as bad as banks, but it's not quite up to FAANG standards.
- 1.0Nice Perks, Bad ManagementSenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomMay 19, 2017Pros: Office Great salary. Benefits: pension, private medical insurance, etc. External activities. Free tickets to events and places. HR is really nice and helpful.Cons: Old technologies isolated people. Too many meetings, sometimes there are meetings in order to schedule more meetings. Management is really bad; they don't have a clue what's going on. Bottom line: software engineers, run away!
- 3.0Average Work, Meeting OverloadSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomSeptember 23, 2023Pros: This is just a regular job.Cons: Too much time wasted on pointless meetings and artificial social interaction. Feeling they prefer everyone to perform average rather than having top performers (so it fits the modern concept that there is no winner/loser).
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