Process
There was no screening; I went straight into an hour-long technical interview.
I was asked no cultural questions and was given a very hard problem.
The interviewer called on the phone and had a Russian accent, so understanding him was already difficult.
As I was thinking out loud, he told me to just start writing code. He also mentioned he wanted running code specifically.
I had to write my own class and main method to test my code.
After I tested, I realized I had a fundamental misunderstanding of the problem, and the interviewer offered no guidance the entire time. He provided zero hints or help of any kind.
Questions
LeetCode hard problem involving parentheses, brackets, and curly braces.
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Interview Statistics
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Success 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
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Bloomberg LP's Software Engineer interview process in United States.
Bloomberg LP Work Experiences
- 4.0Good WLB, Mediocre TechSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesAugust 27, 2021Pros: Work-life balance Company’s commitment to philanthropyCons: Lack of IC career ladder. Disconnect between lower and upper management. Older tech stack. Project enjoyment is team dependent.
- 3.0Good for me, but there are signs of systemic problemsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesNovember 10, 2022Pros: Great community. Good benefits. Good work-life balance. OK TC. OK time off. Easy internal transfers across teams if in good standing. Still hybrid with the majority of days working from home.Cons: Every Black woman and some non-Black women who have worked in my department have left the team or company or been fired during my short time here. There aren't a lot of women, and very few Black people in my department, but quite a few of the others have been here for more than 3 decades. That seems significant. YMMV depending on your relationship with your managers.
- 5.0Great people, decent techSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomMarch 31, 2022Pros: Many smart and friendly people who are open to helping each other out. The culture is great. No pressure to overwork and the hours are standard from what I see around me.Cons: A lot of in-house technologies were built long ago, so a lot of the design reasoning just 'is what it is'. Newer teams that aren't so much based around the Bloomberg Terminal get to use the newer, open-source, cutting-edge tech.
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