Software Developer Interview Experience - New York, New York
Process
Phone interview. Resume first. Data structure and coding questions. After that, it will ask questions about Bloomberg.
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Resume: Describe the project you are most proud of.
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Data Structure: Pick or design a data structure to store a phone book (name + number pair). The requirements are fast lookup by name and printing the book in lexical order (dictionary order). There are no follow-up questions.
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Coding: Given an input array, print the most frequent character. If two or more characters have the same frequency, print the one with the smaller index. For example, "HAHAB" should result in printing 'H'. There are no follow-up questions.
Questions
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Resume: The project you are most proud of.
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Data Structure: Pick or design a data structure to store a phone book (name + number pair). We want to do fast lookup (by name) and print the book in lexical order (dictionary order).
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Coding: Given an input array, print the most frequent character in that array. However, when two or more characters have the same frequency, print the one with the smaller index. Example: "HAHAB" -> you should print 'H'.
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Interview Statistics
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Success Rate
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Bloomberg LP Work Experiences
- 5.0Great place to start your career in software developmentSoftware Developer • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesSeptember 14, 2020Pros: Great training program. Great pay. Great upward mobility. Great free snacks.Cons: Company politics. Team can be cliquey.
- 4.0Overall, a good companySoftware Developer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesJune 17, 2022Pros: Pay in cash, good work-life balance.Cons: Maximum 2 days WFO each week.
- 5.0Great company to work forSoftware Developer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesMarch 6, 2014Pros: The work is challenging and very rewarding. The company cares a lot about its employees, and it shows through the competitive compensation, great benefits, and access to whatever you need to get the job done.Cons: The experience can vary depending on the team you are on. I have friends who are in groups that they don't enjoy very much.
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