I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Bloomberg (New York, NY) in Apr 2020
Interview
Phone screen
1.introduce myself
2. go through my resume and details
3. coding problem
2 similar rounds of VO
If they are satisfies with your performance, there will be a following HR round and manager round. So I knew I got rejected when they said that's all for today after 2 rounds of VO
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.