Is Bloomberg a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at Bloomberg have rated their employer with 4.2 out of 5 stars in 764 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Bloomberg employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at Bloomberg now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Bloomberg .

Does Bloomberg pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Bloomberg with 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 764 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at Bloomberg.

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at Bloomberg?

83% of Software Developer employees at Bloomberg would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 5% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated Bloomberg with a 4.5 rating for work-life-balance, 4.5 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.2 rating for culture and values and 3.7 rating for career opportunities.

What Bloomberg locations are top rated by Software Developer employees?

New York is the top rated Bloomberg location by Software Developer employees.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Bloomberg?

Software Engineer (744) , Senior Software Engineer (453) , Account Manager (321) , Analyst (302) , Sales (176) , Intern (171) , Sales Representative (168) , Analytics (132) , Global Data Analyst (123) , Reporter (108) , Data Analyst (107) , Software Engineer(Internship) (104) , Financial Analyst (99) , Financial Software Developer (93) , Senior Software Developer (92)

What are the pros of working at Bloomberg according to real employee reviews?

"Great benefits where you don't pay for health insurance and they do 50% 401k match" ((in 1047 reviews)); "The people are great and they provide dozens of opportunities to get to know the company more." ((in 792 reviews)); "Great culture and a clear vision on how to be a highly successful private company." ((in 719 reviews)); "Good work life balance: 8am to 6pm and you are done at 6pm most of the times" ((in 549 reviews)); "Pay is good and if you show up on time and write tidy programmers notes you'll never get fired." ((in 380 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Bloomberg according to real employee reviews?

"Micro management and under skilled TL" ((in 418 reviews)); "A bad manager can do what he likes and the company will cover him irrespective of your complaints." ((in 288 reviews)); "long hours (contracted hours are at least 25% more than industry average) with no flexibility." ((in 229 reviews)); "Absolute micromanagement and no career progression whatsoever." ((in 114 reviews)); "Strict, Late Working Hours, Sometimes hard to reach" ((in 105 reviews))

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4.2

83% would recommend to a friend

(764 total reviews)

Michael R. Bloomberg and Vlad Kliatchko

88% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Diversity & inclusion

4.5

Work/Life balance

4.2

Culture & values

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

Software Developer employees have rated Bloomberg with 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 764 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Bloomberg is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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764 reviews

5.0

Jun 7, 2025

Good

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very good work and WLB

Cons

None really, maybe still stuck in old tech in some places

3.0

Jun 3, 2025

Chill, lots of checked-out people, nice colleagues

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- chill, you can push yourself as much as you want, no one will push you - nice colleagues

Cons

- terrible office, difficult to do actual work - lack of overall transparency, including in pay - bad engineering practices - first year you won’t get a decent raise no matter how well you do

5.0

Jun 1, 2025

Great Company

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Better work life balance and fun culture

Cons

No stocks and very old tech stack

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