I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Bloomberg (New York, NY)
Interview
It was on-screen interview with 2 bloomerg software engineers. I was given a meeting scheduling problem. The problem could be solved using heap. One of the interviewer asked me about my research and went on for a while asking follow-up questions. Later I realized that time was taken from my total time. I also could not give the most optimized solution to the problem I was given.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given N meeting schedules and their time slots, and inifite number of meeting rooms, write a program to assign the meetings in minimum number of rooms
Basic leetcode medium question in the first round with a few follow ups. I was asked a graph question. Second and third round are behaviorals which are apparently pretty chill
Asked two leetcode mediums and why Bloomberg every round. Pretty straightforward and guide you through problems if you get stuck. Focus on explaining solution and arriving at an optimal solution. Three technical rounds, one HR, and one final hiring manager.
I applied online. I interviewed at Bloomberg (New York, NY)
Interview
I was interviewing for them, around 4-5 rounds, which could be scheduled in the same days based on their availability. No OAs so I love it! Real engineers will evaluate you. Coding --> HR chat --> Engineering manager. Long process but great and supportive interviewers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Bloomberg? Relate that to your past experience and interest in fintech field/ their current product.
Software Engineer Intern 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 56% positive. To compare, the company-average is 54.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer Intern roles take an average of 24 days to get hired, when considering 65 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 Intern according to 65 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 26%
One on one interview: 24%
Skills test: 23%
Group panel interview: 8%
Presentation: 5%
Personality test: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Background check: 3%
Other: 1%
Drug test: 1%
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