Software Developer Interview Experience - New York, New York
October 1, 2015
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Applied at the college campus fair.
Received a phone interview.
Followed by further instructions for an in-house interview at the NYC Bloomberg Office, where two interviews were conducted.
Questions
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Implement vectors in C++.
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What is the difference between vectors in the STL and ArrayLists in Java?
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You have a sorted array with duplicates. Return the leftmost index of the given value.
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What's the use of templates in C++ when you can be using objects for everything?
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When do you get a stack overflow? Can you give a size to the stack?
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Show me a template definition from the C++ library. What is the InputIterator type?
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What happens beneath an asynchronous process?
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What is the difference between a class template and a function template in C++?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 92 interview experiences for the Bloomberg LP Software Developer role in New York, New York.
Success Rate
13%
Pass Rate
Bloomberg LP's interview process for their Software Developer roles in New York, New York is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive54%
Neutral32%
Negative14%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Bloomberg LP's Software Developer interview process in New York, New York.
Bloomberg LP Work Experiences
4.0
Good company overall
Software Developer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
January 17, 2013
Pros: Everything is team-dependent.
Pay, work ethics, quality of work, etc.
In general, pay will be good in any team.
If you are in a relatively new team, then you may be using C++ and somewhat latest technologies.
Cons: Most teams will not tolerate tardiness and late arrivals; however, late departures are always welcome here (in fact, much needed).
Fortran and really old technologies are still prevalent in some teams. If you work there for 4 years, you are rendered almost useless for any other company.
Things are changing, though, and it's much better.
There is definitely a lot of politics, which is not obvious to leaf nodes.
4.0
Chill Firm, Slow Promotions
Software Developer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
June 18, 2018
Pros: Great firm.
Great benefits.
Very relaxed/chill work.
Flat structure.
Cons: Your work highly depends on your department. You could have an extremely dynamic and exciting job or team, or not so much.
No equity like other firms.
Very flat structure. So much so that a promotion could be 5-10 years away (depends on department).
2.0
OK for a while, boring in the long run
Software Developer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
September 11, 2010
Pros: Non-work related: The pay is pretty good, the building is fancy, and they have free drinks and snacks. There are a lot of outside-of-work activities that are not only offered but also strongly encouraged, such as donations, food/backpack drives, and gardening. Also, there are lots of free tickets given out to cool events in the city that you would otherwise never have access to.
Work related: You get to work on projects that affect a lot of people, and depending on which group you land in, you may love the work you do. The management is less "flat" than what I was told it was like when I joined (early 2009), but there are definitely fewer hierarchical barriers than at most other places.
Cons: Bloomberg has tons and tons of legacy code, mostly in Fortran and C. To add insult to injury, it's rarely commented, documented, or explained in any shape or form. When you make a function call, you often enter magic land.
While there are no new Fortran files (company policy), you will almost certainly have to at least look at lots of Fortran when debugging it. You may need to make code additions for bug fixes.
Bloomberg is a fast-paced company (due to it being driven by finance). This means that you focus on getting the final product done ASAP, which can be exciting. However, you will rarely get the chance to take time and properly design and develop a product, or refactor old code that, while not technically broken, is inefficient.
- 4.0Good company overallSoftware Developer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesJanuary 17, 2013Pros: Everything is team-dependent. Pay, work ethics, quality of work, etc. In general, pay will be good in any team. If you are in a relatively new team, then you may be using C++ and somewhat latest technologies.Cons: Most teams will not tolerate tardiness and late arrivals; however, late departures are always welcome here (in fact, much needed). Fortran and really old technologies are still prevalent in some teams. If you work there for 4 years, you are rendered almost useless for any other company. Things are changing, though, and it's much better. There is definitely a lot of politics, which is not obvious to leaf nodes.
- 4.0Chill Firm, Slow PromotionsSoftware Developer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesJune 18, 2018Pros: Great firm. Great benefits. Very relaxed/chill work. Flat structure.Cons: Your work highly depends on your department. You could have an extremely dynamic and exciting job or team, or not so much. No equity like other firms. Very flat structure. So much so that a promotion could be 5-10 years away (depends on department).
- 2.0OK for a while, boring in the long runSoftware Developer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesSeptember 11, 2010Pros: Non-work related: The pay is pretty good, the building is fancy, and they have free drinks and snacks. There are a lot of outside-of-work activities that are not only offered but also strongly encouraged, such as donations, food/backpack drives, and gardening. Also, there are lots of free tickets given out to cool events in the city that you would otherwise never have access to. Work related: You get to work on projects that affect a lot of people, and depending on which group you land in, you may love the work you do. The management is less "flat" than what I was told it was like when I joined (early 2009), but there are definitely fewer hierarchical barriers than at most other places.Cons: Bloomberg has tons and tons of legacy code, mostly in Fortran and C. To add insult to injury, it's rarely commented, documented, or explained in any shape or form. When you make a function call, you often enter magic land. While there are no new Fortran files (company policy), you will almost certainly have to at least look at lots of Fortran when debugging it. You may need to make code additions for bug fixes. Bloomberg is a fast-paced company (due to it being driven by finance). This means that you focus on getting the final product done ASAP, which can be exciting. However, you will rarely get the chance to take time and properly design and develop a product, or refactor old code that, while not technically broken, is inefficient.
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