I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Bloomberg (Pittsburgh, PA) in Oct 2017
Interview
this is first round technical interview. At first, talk about resume, most challenging project and then do the technical question. Afterward, she lets me to ask questions. I think the question she asks is at will, most of the times, I don't know what she want me to do.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
tell you some airport tickets and ask you to print the path from the start airport to end airport
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.