Software Engineer - Graduate Interview Experience - London, United Kingdom
Process
I applied on their website and received an email about a phone interview. After the phone call, they flew me to London for an onsite interview.
The interviewers were polite, but the interview itself was not nice. I believe all the normal interview rooms were full, so we settled for a video conference room.
I had to program using a Bloomberg terminal as a keyboard on a TV screen that was literally on top of my head. I spent 40 minutes looking upwards at the TV, but because the keyboard key mapping and shortcuts were different than normal keyboards, I ended up closing the text editor program, typing wrong things many times, and losing the progress I would have already made.
Questions
Phone call: Leetcode Add Two Numbers + Projects
Onsite: Projects + Leetcode Deep Copy of a Linked List
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Success Rate
Bloomberg LP's interview process for their Software Engineer - Graduate roles in London, the United Kingdom is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Bloomberg LP's Software Engineer - Graduate interview process in London, United Kingdom.
Bloomberg LP Work Experiences
- 5.0Great place to workSoftware Engineering Intern • Current EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomAugust 31, 2019Pros: - Good company culture. - Great pay and benefits. - Free breakfast, snacks, and sometimes dinner. - Great work-life balance. - Relaxed atmosphere.Cons: - Lots of legacy code; rushing out new features was more important than fixing old infrastructure. - No on-site canteen for lunch.
- 5.0All you need to be happy with a bit lower salarySenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomOctober 31, 2024Pros: In Bloomberg, management definitely thinks that engineers are their greatest asset, and they invest a lot into their engineers. There are multiple big internal conferences every year, hundreds of continuing education courses anyone can attend. It's quite simple to sign up for attending external conferences like CppCon as well. Bloomberg gives away most of its revenue for philanthropy. You can also sign up for multiple various activities yourself, like planting trees or helping the homeless, etc.Cons: The compensation is a bit lower compared to FAANG. There's also no tech lead career path for most senior engineers not wanting to become a manager. On a bright side, you can contribute beyond your team.
- 3.0Good place, but highly depends on the teamSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomMarch 17, 2024Pros: Not a lot of pressure in terms of work. Knowledgeable colleagues.Cons: Can be toxic at times; highly depends on the team. Compensation is not great compared to big techs.
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