Bloomberg LP

Software Engineer Interview Experience - Kenya

February 10, 2021

Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

They didn't have an online assessment. I went straight to the phone interview. I don't know what happens after, but I'm sure it's on their website if you really want to know.

Questions

A LeetCode-type question.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 4 interview experiences for the Bloomberg LP Software Engineer role in Kenya.

Success Rate

0%

Pass Rate

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

Experience Rating

Positive75%

Neutral25%

Negative0%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Bloomberg LP's Software Engineer interview process in Kenya.

Bloomberg LP Work Experiences

Great company, still lots of room for improvement

Software Engineer • Current Employee

New York, New York, United States

November 12, 2019

Pros: - Center of fintech around the world. - Many areas of software development that you can work in; encourages internal mobility. - Great philanthropy focus. - Open workspace culture. - Great benefits (health, 401k, relo bonus).

Cons: - Lots of tech debt. - Many client-facing teams are stacked with red tape; it's hard to get meaningful change going without convincing the top.

Great company, still lots of room for improvement

Software Engineer • Current Employee

New York, New York, United States

November 12, 2019

Pros: - Center of fintech around the world. - Many areas of software development that you can work in; encourages internal mobility. - Great philanthropy focus. - Open workspace culture. - Great benefits (health, 401k, relo bonus).

Cons: - Lots of tech debt. - Many client-facing teams are stacked with red tape; it's hard to get meaningful change going without convincing the top.

Learnable Role, Opaque Process

Software Engineer • Current Employee

London, England, United Kingdom

Pros: Good program with a lot to learn.

Cons: Very opaque communication throughout the whole application process.

Learnable Role, Opaque Process

Software Engineer • Current Employee

London, England, United Kingdom

Pros: Good program with a lot to learn.

Cons: Very opaque communication throughout the whole application process.

Great place to work in the right area

Software Engineer • Current Employee

New York, New York, United States

February 24, 2021

Pros: I work in a great area. I have a lot of room for personal development and am actively encouraged to grow. There are leadership opportunities that are regularly made available, but you can stay as an IC if that's what you prefer. There's a ton of collaboration, and the group works on interesting things.

Cons: There's a lot of emphasis on delivery, to the point where it can be valued over people skills for leadership positions. An over-emphasis on "impact" from management makes it hard to advocate for KTLO work unless it can be bundled into a project. Slowing down on work for quality can be used against an IC if the TL does not buy in. Various parts of ENG are very different culturally. Software infrastructure is generally good.

Great place to work in the right area

Software Engineer • Current Employee

New York, New York, United States

February 24, 2021

Pros: I work in a great area. I have a lot of room for personal development and am actively encouraged to grow. There are leadership opportunities that are regularly made available, but you can stay as an IC if that's what you prefer. There's a ton of collaboration, and the group works on interesting things.

Cons: There's a lot of emphasis on delivery, to the point where it can be valued over people skills for leadership positions. An over-emphasis on "impact" from management makes it hard to advocate for KTLO work unless it can be bundled into a project. Slowing down on work for quality can be used against an IC if the TL does not buy in. Various parts of ENG are very different culturally. Software infrastructure is generally good.

Great company, still lots of room for improvement

Software Engineer • Current Employee

New York, New York, United States

November 12, 2019

Pros: - Center of fintech around the world. - Many areas of software development that you can work in; encourages internal mobility. - Great philanthropy focus. - Open workspace culture. - Great benefits (health, 401k, relo bonus).

Cons: - Lots of tech debt. - Many client-facing teams are stacked with red tape; it's hard to get meaningful change going without convincing the top.

3.0
Great company, still lots of room for improvement
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
November 12, 2019
Pros: - Center of fintech around the world. - Many areas of software development that you can work in; encourages internal mobility. - Great philanthropy focus. - Open workspace culture. - Great benefits (health, 401k, relo bonus).
Cons: - Lots of tech debt. - Many client-facing teams are stacked with red tape; it's hard to get meaningful change going without convincing the top.

Learnable Role, Opaque Process

Software Engineer • Current Employee

London, England, United Kingdom

Pros: Good program with a lot to learn.

Cons: Very opaque communication throughout the whole application process.

2.0
Learnable Role, Opaque Process
Software Engineer • Current Employee
London, England, United Kingdom
April 27, 2023
Pros: Good program with a lot to learn.
Cons: Very opaque communication throughout the whole application process.

Great place to work in the right area

Software Engineer • Current Employee

New York, New York, United States

February 24, 2021

Pros: I work in a great area. I have a lot of room for personal development and am actively encouraged to grow. There are leadership opportunities that are regularly made available, but you can stay as an IC if that's what you prefer. There's a ton of collaboration, and the group works on interesting things.

Cons: There's a lot of emphasis on delivery, to the point where it can be valued over people skills for leadership positions. An over-emphasis on "impact" from management makes it hard to advocate for KTLO work unless it can be bundled into a project. Slowing down on work for quality can be used against an IC if the TL does not buy in. Various parts of ENG are very different culturally. Software infrastructure is generally good.

5.0
Great place to work in the right area
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
February 24, 2021
Pros: I work in a great area. I have a lot of room for personal development and am actively encouraged to grow. There are leadership opportunities that are regularly made available, but you can stay as an IC if that's what you prefer. There's a ton of collaboration, and the group works on interesting things.
Cons: There's a lot of emphasis on delivery, to the point where it can be valued over people skills for leadership positions. An over-emphasis on "impact" from management makes it hard to advocate for KTLO work unless it can be bundled into a project. Slowing down on work for quality can be used against an IC if the TL does not buy in. Various parts of ENG are very different culturally. Software infrastructure is generally good.

Bloomberg LP Interview Questions

Two Sum

Find two numbers in a given array that add up to a specific target value, and return their indices. Essentially, you need to efficiently locate the pair that satisfies the sum requirement.

Subsets

Given a set of distinct integers, your task is to generate all possible subsets (the power set). The solution should not contain duplicate subsets.

ArraysRecursionBit Manipulation

Longest Substring Without Repeating Characters

Find the length of the longest substring within a given string that contains no repeating characters. The substring must be contiguous.

StringsTwo PointersSliding Windows

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