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 1,459 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 1,459 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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I applied online. The process took 8 weeks. I interviewed at Bloomberg (New York, NY)
Interview
1. applied online with a cover letter via application sent out from school recruiting event role was for candidates with less than 3 YOE
2. 1 hour technical phone screen 10 min resume; 45 min algorithm & data structures questions; 5 min to ask questions for interview
3. I had Virtual Onsite - 2 -1 hour technical interviews over video call technical interviews follow same format as phone screen (must pass one to get to the next)
4. I heard from others if you get past the second technical rounds there are interviews with HR and Hiring manager i did not make it this far
Recruiter was exceptionally pleasant throughout the entire process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Programming ?
Why Bloomberg?
Tell me About Project You Worked On?
Leetcode Medium String Question
Leetcode Easy Dynamic Programming
Leetcode Medium Graph Question
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.