Software Engineering Interview Experience - Los Angeles, California
Process
Applied at the career fair. Had an on-campus interview two weeks later. The interview was about 45 minutes long.
It began by asking about projects on my resume, then involved data structure problems. I did pretty well and was called for a second interview the next day. This second interview focused on implementation and data structures. I did not do well on the second interview and received a rejection email within a week.
Questions
Data structure for maintaining a leaderboard, allowing updates. Retrieve first k each time.
Round table with m people, remove nth person each time, find the last person left.
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Interview Statistics
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Success Rate
Bloomberg LP's interview process for their Software Engineering roles in Los Angeles, California is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
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Bloomberg LP Work Experiences
- 4.0A great experience, if you get the right teamSoftware Engineering • Current EmployeeAugust 19, 2018Pros: If you get the right team, you'll be working with modern tools and encouraged to contribute to inner source. A supportive environment. A lot of access to continuing education, volunteering, and benefits. Clear boundaries and responsibilities, an energetic environment. Very technically capable employees (collaborative growth). Good pay. Internal mobility is now encouraged.Cons: If you get a bad team or a bad legacy project, it can be a horrible experience. I've seen several talented engineers get frustrated at the lack of impetus to improve existing systems. Business often bleeds its responsibilities into engineering, leading to rushed projects or bad decisions because non-engineers are driving the conversation. A lot of internal forks of third-party projects or dated Bloomberg implementations of existing tech (related to the above, fortunately changing). Normal trappings of internal politics expected of large organizations.
- 5.0Great Balance, No DownsidesSoftware Engineering • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesDecember 10, 2023Pros: Nice company, good work-life balance.Cons: I don't see any downsides.
- 5.0Great workplaceSoftware Engineering • Current EmployeeNovember 4, 2022Pros: Good pay. Nice work environment. Good benefits. Not sensitive to the market.Cons: Peer pressure: No free lunch
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