Bloomberg LP

Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - Canada

June 1, 2020

Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

First round: webcam interview with two engineers.

It was a standard tech interview, covering:

Introducing yourself
Discussing a previous project
Technical questions

Overall, the interviewers were friendly and helpful with technical questions. I am waiting to hear back.

Questions

What do you know about Bloomberg?

Why do you want to work here?

Given an array and a target sum, find the number of distinct pairs that add to the sum.

Given a list of rules, where a rule has a job and a list of dependencies for that job, find a valid order in which the jobs can run.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 11 interview experiences for the Bloomberg LP Software Engineer (Internship) role in Canada.

Success Rate

0%

Pass Rate

Bloomberg LP's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in Canada is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive36%

Neutral36%

Negative27%

Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Bloomberg LP's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in Canada.

Bloomberg LP Work Experiences

Great People, Good Snacks!

Software Engineer (Internship) • Former Employee

New York, New York, United States

January 20, 2019

Pros: Loved the people, and the snacks! A great company to do an internship with!

Cons: None I can think of. The pay is fairly good, but maybe not as good as some other companies might provide.

Great People, Good Snacks!

Software Engineer (Internship) • Former Employee

New York, New York, United States

January 20, 2019

Pros: Loved the people, and the snacks! A great company to do an internship with!

Cons: None I can think of. The pay is fairly good, but maybe not as good as some other companies might provide.

Good place for new grads/junior engineers

Software Engineer • Current Employee

New York, New York, United States

September 29, 2025

Pros: * Social culture * Interesting work * Lots of opportunities to build network * People in my org generally seem satisfied

Cons: Seems to be clear leveling for management, but less so for ICs.

Good place for new grads/junior engineers

Software Engineer • Current Employee

New York, New York, United States

September 29, 2025

Pros: * Social culture * Interesting work * Lots of opportunities to build network * People in my org generally seem satisfied

Cons: Seems to be clear leveling for management, but less so for ICs.

Great experience so far

Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

Pros: Great team, hybrid schedule, open office plan.

Cons: Experience here seems to be tied closely to how much you like your team.

Great experience so far

Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

Pros: Great team, hybrid schedule, open office plan.

Cons: Experience here seems to be tied closely to how much you like your team.

Great People, Good Snacks!

Software Engineer (Internship) • Former Employee

New York, New York, United States

January 20, 2019

Pros: Loved the people, and the snacks! A great company to do an internship with!

Cons: None I can think of. The pay is fairly good, but maybe not as good as some other companies might provide.

4.0
Great People, Good Snacks!
Software Engineer (Internship) • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
January 20, 2019
Pros: Loved the people, and the snacks! A great company to do an internship with!
Cons: None I can think of. The pay is fairly good, but maybe not as good as some other companies might provide.

Good place for new grads/junior engineers

Software Engineer • Current Employee

New York, New York, United States

September 29, 2025

Pros: * Social culture * Interesting work * Lots of opportunities to build network * People in my org generally seem satisfied

Cons: Seems to be clear leveling for management, but less so for ICs.

4.0
Good place for new grads/junior engineers
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
September 29, 2025
Pros: * Social culture * Interesting work * Lots of opportunities to build network * People in my org generally seem satisfied
Cons: Seems to be clear leveling for management, but less so for ICs.

Great experience so far

Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

Pros: Great team, hybrid schedule, open office plan.

Cons: Experience here seems to be tied closely to how much you like your team.

5.0
Great experience so far
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
March 22, 2024
Pros: Great team, hybrid schedule, open office plan.
Cons: Experience here seems to be tied closely to how much you like your team.

Bloomberg LP Interview Questions

Two Sum

Find two numbers in a given array that add up to a specific target value, and return their indices. Essentially, you need to efficiently locate the pair that satisfies the sum requirement.

Subsets

Given a set of distinct integers, your task is to generate all possible subsets (the power set). The solution should not contain duplicate subsets.

ArraysRecursionBit Manipulation

Longest Substring Without Repeating Characters

Find the length of the longest substring within a given string that contains no repeating characters. The substring must be contiguous.

StringsTwo PointersSliding Windows

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