Bloomberg was a great way to start my career right out of college. The company relocates you to NYC, which for me was the opportunity of a lifetime. I was given many responsibilities here and overall felt I was compensated fairly. They train you to be very productive, and that helps when looking for a new career.
The constant on-call duty can get stressful. You will get calls at 1 AM for seemingly minor issues.
Upper management can be egotistical and bullies. Their solution is to scream at engineers until the problem is solved.
The culture has a "big brother" feel. There are security guards everywhere, and you feel like you are being watched all the time.
The software is very chaotic and poorly managed. You will constantly fight fires.
Have more trust in your engineers. They are the ones keeping the Bloomberg system running.
Multiple rounds of technical interviews. Didn't get passed round one despite answering all the questions and any followups they had. It was two LeetCode questions, and you would write out your code on a HackerRank interface.
Had three rounds. Be sure to speak more! Communication matters. It's okay if you do not have clues at first, but you need to talk to them about how you think of the problem, and they will guide you through it.
It was a straightforward experience. I talked about my resume for around 10 minutes and then solved a LeetCode-style question. Afterwards, there was an opportunity to ask the interviewer questions about Bloomberg.
Multiple rounds of technical interviews. Didn't get passed round one despite answering all the questions and any followups they had. It was two LeetCode questions, and you would write out your code on a HackerRank interface.
Had three rounds. Be sure to speak more! Communication matters. It's okay if you do not have clues at first, but you need to talk to them about how you think of the problem, and they will guide you through it.
It was a straightforward experience. I talked about my resume for around 10 minutes and then solved a LeetCode-style question. Afterwards, there was an opportunity to ask the interviewer questions about Bloomberg.