Bloomberg LP

Software Engineer Entry Level Interview Experience - Ireland

December 1, 2013

Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied online. Although I was initially rejected due to an error, they got back in contact and arranged a phone interview.

It lasted 45 minutes. The interviewer talked a bit about the company, then moved onto some technical questions. Before the interview, they send a range of topics that questions may be pulled from.

I did not get any further in the process.

Questions

It turns out Bloomberg uses a lot of C++.

I said many times to the interviewer that I had no experience with it, but he still asked me questions about it.

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Interview Statistics

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Bloomberg LP's interview process for their Software Engineer Entry Level roles in Ireland is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

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Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Bloomberg LP's Software Engineer Entry Level interview process in Ireland.

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Cons: - No option to permanently WFH, 3 days a week to be in the office. - Awful communication. - Even though there are courses you can do, there is no career growth. The rare times a promotion comes around, they always seem to go to the same people. - A lot of pigeonholing. - Workload should be more balanced (I cover other people when they are out, but no one covers me when I am out). - Expectation to work late (get comments when leaving early). - Management updates are almost always sales figures; never really hear about what's happening within the company.

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4.0
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Cons: - No option to permanently WFH, 3 days a week to be in the office. - Awful communication. - Even though there are courses you can do, there is no career growth. The rare times a promotion comes around, they always seem to go to the same people. - A lot of pigeonholing. - Workload should be more balanced (I cover other people when they are out, but no one covers me when I am out). - Expectation to work late (get comments when leaving early). - Management updates are almost always sales figures; never really hear about what's happening within the company.

2.0
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Bloomberg LP Interview Questions

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Longest Substring Without Repeating Characters

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