Fairly good pay and benefits, but it would have to be in NYC.
Awful code is the norm, and nobody seems to care.
17-inch monitors.
Everybody is long on excuses for problems, short on solutions.
Ridiculous, cramped, noisy work environment.
It's hard to argue with the success that Bloomberg has had. I would say that the continued refusal to follow any modern, standard software development practices will create a drag on the company in increased costs and turnover, and the refusal of ambitious, creative programmers to work there. Bloomberg has enough money to keep going on its own, but it's vulnerable to an upstart who does things right using modern tools.
I was given two LeetCode problems of medium difficulty. I was able to solve the first, and while in the process of solving the second, I was interrupted by the interviewer. He pushed on his solution, questioning if I was taking too long. In the midst
Email exchange to schedule a telephonic round. I needed a laptop to code in HackerRank. There was a guy called Alex, who worked in the MARS team. He explained to me that it was not a quant or maths-related role.
HackerRank + Phone Interview I had a HackerRank code pair which was shared with the interviewer. The interview was quite interactive and friendly.
I was given two LeetCode problems of medium difficulty. I was able to solve the first, and while in the process of solving the second, I was interrupted by the interviewer. He pushed on his solution, questioning if I was taking too long. In the midst
Email exchange to schedule a telephonic round. I needed a laptop to code in HackerRank. There was a guy called Alex, who worked in the MARS team. He explained to me that it was not a quant or maths-related role.
HackerRank + Phone Interview I had a HackerRank code pair which was shared with the interviewer. The interview was quite interactive and friendly.