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 6 weeks. I interviewed at Bloomberg (New York, NY) in Sep 2019
Interview
There was a phone interview followed by an on site interview that consisted of 2 technical rounds. One of the interviewers in my first round was rude and made me very uncomfortable. Upon answering behavioral questions the interviewer made it obvious that he was unsatisfied with my responses and wanted more yet I was already answering to the best of my abilities. In the technical portion, the interviewer was misleading and when I was actually on the right track, he would question my logic and say I was incorrect. He even sighed and checked his phone many times during the interview, which I thought was very unprofessional and rude given that I had flown several hours to be on site for the interview. I lost respect for the interviewer and think Bloomberg should be more careful when selecting interviewers to interview candidates. My second round went very well, yet I knew that it would not have any impact on my candidacy. All in all, I felt like my time was not valued there and I had a very unpleasant experience.
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.