Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - New York, New York
Process
I applied online and was contacted a week later to schedule a technical phone screen. The phone screen consisted of solving two easy-to-medium problems on a shared code editor within a span of one hour. I was able to solve both and was invited for an on-site interview in New York pretty quickly.
The on-site interview consisted of a quick tour of their office followed by two technical interviews.
The first interview was with a junior developer and involved a couple more data structures and algorithms questions.
The second was with a senior engineer who asked a more open-ended data structures and algorithms question. Unfortunately, I panicked at this stage and couldn't quite answer the question, though the interviewer tried to give me some (not so helpful) hints.
I was escorted out of their office abruptly right after that interview, with no real feedback given or time to ask questions, and received a rejection email the next day.
Questions
Know your data structures well.
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Bloomberg LP Work Experiences
- 4.0Great People, Good Snacks!Software Engineer (Internship) • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesJanuary 20, 2019Pros: 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.
- 4.0Great Minds, Strong Work Ethic, Room for Growth, Plenty of Training, and Long HoursFinancial Software Developer • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesSeptember 23, 2013Pros: This is the kind of place where you feel honored to be among the smart people working here. Lots of opportunity for advancement and to learn, both formally and informally. Very cool perks, like free admission into any museum you can think of and great company parties. Having a TV studio in the building meant occasional celebrity sightings.Cons: Long hours, usually worked until 8 p.m., and I was too worn out to do anything after work. Senior management would sometimes tell us that we needed to stop working so hard, but it was just lip service. The culture and the project deadlines required constant long hours. I felt guilty leaving at 6 p.m. There seemed to be a lack of organization at the team lead and management levels, which trickled down to the developers. The open work environment basically meant constant interruptions. It was hard to focus and get anything done until the end of the day when most people had gone home. On the other side of training is the unofficial requirement to spend time training new developers. Normally, when building a team, this is a good thing, but in the two years I was there, I trained five temporary consultants. So, instead of building a team, all that training just went to completing their short-term project, then they were gone.
- 4.0Great Projects, Long HoursSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesNovember 12, 2017Pros: Good projects. Scope of learning new technologies.Cons: Long hours, unrealistic deadlines, no social atmosphere.
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