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Software Engineer Interview Experience

August 1, 2021
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Phone screening from HR.

Tech interview over phone/web coding portal the following week.

Was pretty clear the interviewer was new to interviewing and very much an engineer. He gave a brainteaser-style coding task which would have no use in the team/product I was applying for. At the start, he somewhat misrepresented what he was looking for, which resulted in me wasting time producing something that was performant to spec but not what he wanted.

Also a little disappointed that the interviewer's line of questioning wasn't more practical and relevant to the job role. The required skills for the product are "soft" as far as development style goes, but I guess tech-bro gatekeeping is more important.

Questions

Something you'll probably find if you Google "coding tech interview".

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 1,070 interview experiences for the Bloomberg LP Software Engineer role in United States.

Success Rate

10%
Pass Rate

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

Experience Rating

Positive52%
Neutral32%
Negative16%

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

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