Software Engineer Interview Experience - Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Process
Entry Role
- Technical phone screen - HackerRank live coding session
- Technical interview
- System design round
- Final interview with senior engineer and recruiter
You are also invited to a few conferences for candidates in the process. Everyone is very polite and helpful; it truly looks like a nice place to work.
Personally, I do not like the live coding session approach and believe some talent can be lost this way due to someone's bad day, bad hour, an unlucky question, nervousness, etc.
I would propose a similar process I've seen at another company:
- HackerRank challenge with a time limitation to solve on your own.
- Technical interview with a code review if the solution is correct (or you decide to interview anyway).
Questions
HackerRank challenge in a live coding session.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 6 interview experiences for the Bloomberg LP Software Engineer role in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Success Rate
Bloomberg LP's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Frankfurt am Main, Germany is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Bloomberg LP's Software Engineer interview process in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Bloomberg LP Work Experiences
- 5.0Tech Exposure, Slow AdvancementSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesSeptember 26, 2019Pros: Great for exposure to modern tech stacks.Cons: Flat tree structure, so hard to climb ranks.
- 5.0Great people, decent techSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomMarch 31, 2022Pros: Many smart and friendly people who are open to helping each other out. The culture is great. No pressure to overwork and the hours are standard from what I see around me.Cons: A lot of in-house technologies were built long ago, so a lot of the design reasoning just 'is what it is'. Newer teams that aren't so much based around the Bloomberg Terminal get to use the newer, open-source, cutting-edge tech.
- 2.0Once a great companySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesJanuary 3, 2013Pros: Job stability - you won't get laid off unless you are completely incompetent, and even then you might not get laid off.Cons: Mediocre talent pool. Tons of bureaucracy and politics. Poor management/leadership. Little to no career growth unless you are a "Kool-Aid drinker."
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