I applied through college or university. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Bloomberg (New York, NY)
Interview
I was first contacted through email letting me know that they wanted to have a phone interview with me. It was about 30 minutes long and I answered about 2 questions regarding my resume and then solved one technical question on the hackerrank interface. I received an email later that day letting me know that I had qualified for the next round which was an on-site interview. I faced long delays in response from the recruiters but the on-site interview ended up being scheduled for about a month later. The on-site interview was a good experience and questions were the type you would expect in a technical interview. Know data structures and algorithms.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Question regarding flights and their arrival and departure times
Phone screen went very well, i passed to the onsites and they gave me the problem statement and i proposed a sub-optimal solution. They told to me come up with more optimal solution and didn't give me much time to think about it. They got impatient and gave me a hint. I figured it out and solved the problem, but apparently they thought I needed hints, which I didn't ask for.
15 minutes talking about resume, 45 minutes for 2 medium leetcode style coding questions (using code share), the interviewer was very friendly and communication is even more important than passing all test cases.
Overall, it was a positive and professional interview experience, though the interviewer was on the stricter side. Unfortunately, I was dealing with an illness and wasn't able to prepare as thoroughly as I wanted to, which left me feeling a bit off throughout the conversation. Despite not feeling my best and facing a tough interviewer, the process was well-structured.
Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Bloomberg with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 53% positive. To compare, the company-average is 54.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 22 days to get hired, when considering 1,458 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Bloomberg overall takes an average of 23 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Bloomberg as a Software Engineer according to 1,458 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
One on one interview: 22%
Skills test: 17%
Group panel interview: 10%
Presentation: 9%
Background check: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Personality test: 2%
Other: 2%
Drug test: 1%
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