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Software Engineer Interview Experience

November 1, 2014
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I received an email from HR asking for five dates on which I could give my interview. However, on the day of my interview, they asked to reschedule it because the interviewer was unavailable. Then, on the rescheduled interview day, I received a call at the exact time. Initially, I was asked to tell them about myself and how I learned about Bloomberg, etc. I misunderstood the question and wasted 15 minutes. The interviewer asked me about my solution, and then I realized I had misinterpreted the question. I quickly came up with the correct solution, and then we did a dry run of it. He told me he understood my logic and then asked me to code. Despite being given an extra five minutes, I couldn't complete the code (I did things in haste). After the interview, I tried again and it took me 10 more minutes to complete the code. (Posting the solution as well)

Questions

If the input is 6, then the output should be the series 6 3 10 5 16 8 4 2 1. Similarly, if the input is 10, then it should be 10 5 16 8 4 2 1. If the input is 4, then the output is 4 2 1.

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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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