Good corporate culture, excellent pay - Software Engineer Bloomberg Employee Review

4.0
Feb 25, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

The salary is generous to say the least. Bloomberg is privately held, so instead of stock options you get your total comp in cash. Big end of year bonuses and good raises. Their response to COVID was great, it included flexibility for parents to hire childcare and a $500 home office setup stipend. They don't have some of the perks of other tech companies like free meals (though this has been offered for people still working in-office during COVID), but there are plenty of perks like stipends for health and fitness, commuter benefits, fertility treatments (BB is a great place to start a family), and free access to the many museums and shows that are supported by Bloomberg philanthropies.

Cons

Engineering culture is improving but still needs work. lots of brittle tooling and toil, lots of tech debt. There is also no opportunity for salary negotiation: you get your raise and bonus at the end of the year, and at that point the decision has already been made. For me this has been a good thing, as they've consistently raised my comp more than I ever would have thought was reasonable to ask (looking at you, gender pay gap!). If you're worried about being shorted on comp, you can set up mid year evals to talk about your goals and make sure you're on track for the raises you want. Diversity in the engineering department has a lot of room to improve, but that's to be expected. That said, I have never experienced any type of toxic tech bro culture here; everyone is professional and courteous.

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5.0
Jul 7, 2026
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Pros

Company has a lot of perks itself in terms of volunteering, health insurance, food etc.

Cons

Was difficult to move up unless you really were close to someone higher up.

4.0
Jun 28, 2026
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Pros

Opportunities to do lots of work with data and finance to apply knowledge in both programming and Subject-Matter Expertise (SME). Excellent Work-Life Balance (WLB) and extremely welcoming culture. You can reach out to anyone for help or just to talk, and they will get back to you (although management does require more scheduling in advance). Generous compensation (good wage) and benefits, including housing for interns. If you heard the rumors that the Bloomberg Princeton office has a great Bloomberg Pantry (read: company-provided breakfast and lunch), the rumors are true.

Cons

Not the place for those looking for cutting-edge AI. The company is not as fast with AI as the company prioritizes reliability and accuracy above all, and much of AI is not at an acceptable threshold for management to be willing to take that risk with financial data (at least in 2026). You may get a project to automate menial processes, which is really cool, but that tends to involve actually doing the menial processes, which feels unproductive. Princeton office is good but New York is considered preferable. Coworkers are not very reachable outside of work hours. Compensation is low in Data compared to Software Engineers.

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