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Software Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York

January 1, 2013
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I got the opportunity through a recruiter, followed by two one-hour technical phone interviews, each with a two-person team. The on-site interview was set up in NYC. They have a mass interview setup with tiny glass cubes where everyone can see you. It was weird looking at other interview candidates in the next three to four cubes and hearing them too. They offer free food and have a cool atmosphere right in Manhattan.

Questions

How do you find if a Facebook friend is connected to another person, given that there might be many indirect friends?

A multithreading question involving semaphores, mutexes, and condition variables.

Specific C++ (version 11) questions. They don't care if you know previous versions of C++. Learn shared_ptr, unique_ptr, scoped_ptr, and other new features in C++11 inside and out.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 470 interview experiences for the Bloomberg LP Software Engineer role in New York, New York.

Success Rate

12%
Pass Rate

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

Experience Rating

Positive53%
Neutral28%
Negative19%

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

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