Bloomberg is an exciting place to work. The company culture is great. The pay is great. The benefits are great. The office is amazing. The technology is being rapidly updated. Some of the smartest people I know still work there. There is lots of talent in this company! Plenty of training opportunities.
Once you quit, you cannot go back. You may get used to a lot of things that are Bloomberg specific and are not used elsewhere.
Flexible work and remote work is hard to arrange. Limited number of offices (if you are in tech, you have a choice only between NYC and London).
Mike Bloomberg is awesome! In terms of advice, make remote work and flexible work easier to arrange.
The hiring process is very efficient. It starts with one online test including details about C and C++, and a behavior test. Then, two phone interviews with their engineers follow. There is no on-site component.
I applied online for the non-CS background track and had a one-hour phone interview with an engineer. I did not receive any IQ or written tests. I was asked basic questions about C/C++, algorithms, and brain teasers.
I was asked to attend an in-house interview the next day. It was the third round, an in-house interview with two R&D specialists. They asked why I was interested in the role and what I would like to do. Then, they asked several C++ and algorithm qu
The hiring process is very efficient. It starts with one online test including details about C and C++, and a behavior test. Then, two phone interviews with their engineers follow. There is no on-site component.
I applied online for the non-CS background track and had a one-hour phone interview with an engineer. I did not receive any IQ or written tests. I was asked basic questions about C/C++, algorithms, and brain teasers.
I was asked to attend an in-house interview the next day. It was the third round, an in-house interview with two R&D specialists. They asked why I was interested in the role and what I would like to do. Then, they asked several C++ and algorithm qu