Software Developer Interview Experience - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 1, 2016
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I submitted the application at the campus career fair and got an interview within a week.
The interviewers were pretty nice. They asked questions about C++ details (virtual functions, inheritance, base class type checking) and some coding problems.
The first problem was to swap the left and right branches of a binary tree. The second problem was to sort an array filled with zeroes and non-zeroes, arranging all non-zeroes on one side while maintaining their original order.
Questions
The signature of virtual functions and constructor/copy functions. How to implement a base class type check.
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Bloomberg LP's interview process for their Software Developer roles in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
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Candidates reported having very good feelings for Bloomberg LP's Software Developer interview process in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Bloomberg LP Work Experiences
1.0
Top-down management doesn't know tech
Software Developer • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
September 17, 2016
Pros: Good insurance, benefits, 401k.
Fancy building, free snacks.
However, any other tech company would have at least this level of benefits.
Cons: terrible for career growth as a software developer. You cannot learn from doing the work.
You have to learn by yourself.
Because they use outdated tech, you will have a hard time switching jobs to a real IT company.
5.0
Good place to have a career
Software Developer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
November 30, 2012
Pros: Mostly great colleges.
Good managers who care about their employees.
Transparency (anyone can find out what other employees are working on).
Opportunity to get training on the job.
Employees are encouraged to move around, and there are programs specifically set up for employees to find the right team.
Management is becoming more concerned about the needs of developers (everyone getting new computers and much bigger monitors).
Some good technical work is done depending on the team.
Cons: A lot of what you experience can vary drastically depending on your team.
Unfortunately, some teams may have to maintain applications written using outdated technology, but I think that is slowly changing for the better.
Some internal politics to deal with, but I think this is inevitable in a company of this size.
5.0
Fun Team, Exciting Pace
Software Developer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
May 23, 2014
Pros: Great experience working on things that interested me. My mentor and manager also provided me with lots of opportunities to improve my business knowledge and skills. Extremely fun and close-knit team; I enjoyed going to work every day.
Cons: As an intern, I had trouble gaining access privileges to some tools I needed to do my work. It was also a high-pressure environment, but very exciting and fast-paced.
- 1.0Top-down management doesn't know techSoftware Developer • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesSeptember 17, 2016Pros: Good insurance, benefits, 401k. Fancy building, free snacks. However, any other tech company would have at least this level of benefits.Cons: terrible for career growth as a software developer. You cannot learn from doing the work. You have to learn by yourself. Because they use outdated tech, you will have a hard time switching jobs to a real IT company.
- 5.0Good place to have a careerSoftware Developer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesNovember 30, 2012Pros: Mostly great colleges. Good managers who care about their employees. Transparency (anyone can find out what other employees are working on). Opportunity to get training on the job. Employees are encouraged to move around, and there are programs specifically set up for employees to find the right team. Management is becoming more concerned about the needs of developers (everyone getting new computers and much bigger monitors). Some good technical work is done depending on the team.Cons: A lot of what you experience can vary drastically depending on your team. Unfortunately, some teams may have to maintain applications written using outdated technology, but I think that is slowly changing for the better. Some internal politics to deal with, but I think this is inevitable in a company of this size.
- 5.0Fun Team, Exciting PaceSoftware Developer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesMay 23, 2014Pros: Great experience working on things that interested me. My mentor and manager also provided me with lots of opportunities to improve my business knowledge and skills. Extremely fun and close-knit team; I enjoyed going to work every day.Cons: As an intern, I had trouble gaining access privileges to some tools I needed to do my work. It was also a high-pressure environment, but very exciting and fast-paced.
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