SWE applicants have rated the interview process at Bloomberg with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 45% positive. To compare, the company-average is 54.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for SWE roles take an average of 16 days to get hired, when considering 11 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 SWE according to 11 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 40%
Presentation: 30%
One on one interview: 20%
Drug test: 10%
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I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Bloomberg (New York, NY) in Sep 2019
Interview
Applied through University Job Board, heard back about a week later. There was a 30 min in person interview on campus. It was a technical interview with a quick introduction.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Interview was about API processes. What is seen from the server/user side. Not necessarily difficult but it was confusing what the interviewer wanted.
Something like:
"The interview process was straightforward and well-organized. The recruiter was responsive and clear about next steps. Technical questions were relevant to the role and the interviewers were professional and easy to talk to throughout
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Bloomberg (New York, NY) in Jul 2022
Interview
I had the phone screen first and received the invitation to virtual onsite on the same day. I had two tech rounds, and had overall good experience, focused on the LC-tagged problems and the interviewers are very supportive. Basically
It was good. Started with competency based Questions and then they asked me a technical question which was testing algorithms and data structures and basic coding skills. Overall it was a fair interview.