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Software Engineer Interview Experience

October 6, 2014
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Process

Applied online on their website. The process is pretty streamlined and straightforward.

I got a response within a week asking for open slots for a phone interview.

The 1-1 interview started with an introduction, talking about one of the challenges from the activities on your resume. Then a couple of theoretical questions about data structures (differences between them, implementation, etc.).

The interviewer was friendly and kept prompting towards a possible solution. I felt that they want to gauge how you communicate your ideas, since that's what you'll be doing on their team.

This was followed by a small coding question. There wasn't a lot of emphasis on the 'include's, etc., rather they want the code. You should discuss your ideas with them, ask questions, use examples, and write the code. It probably won't be perfect, so they'll prompt you to find the bugs.

That was followed by a couple of other questions on algorithms and then a section for your questions. Feel free to ask them good questions.

Questions

Mapping a telephone directory

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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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