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

Financial Developer professionals working at Bloomberg have rated their employer with 3.7 out of 5 stars in 163 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Bloomberg employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Financial Developer Jobs at Bloomberg now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Financial Developer interview questions at Bloomberg .

Does Bloomberg pay Financial Developer employees well?

Financial Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Bloomberg with 4.3 out of 5 stars based on 163 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 7.2% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Financial Developer salaries at Bloomberg.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Bloomberg?

Software Engineer (745) , Senior Software Engineer (454) , Account Manager (321) , Analyst (302) , Sales (176) , Intern (171) , Sales Representative (168) , Analytics (132) , Global Data Analyst (123) , Reporter (108) , Data Analyst (106) , 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?

"The people are great and they provide dozens of opportunities to get to know the company more." ((in 781 reviews)); "Great culture and a clear vision on how to be a highly successful private company." ((in 731 reviews)); "Good work life balance: 8am to 6pm and you are done at 6pm most of the times" ((in 537 reviews)); "Pay is good and raises very nice." ((in 378 reviews)); "free food is not bad; also the coffee is free; don't have to pay premiums for healthcare which is nice" ((in 343 reviews))

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

"Micro management and under skilled TL" ((in 414 reviews)); "A bad manager can do what he likes and the company will cover him irrespective of your complaints." ((in 281 reviews)); "long hours (contracted hours are at least 25% more than industry average) with no flexibility." ((in 227 reviews)); "There is no career progression for developers and this is by design." ((in 113 reviews)); "Too exhaustive work, with extended working hours" ((in 102 reviews))

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Bloomberg Financial Developer reviews

3.7

75% would recommend to a friend

(163 total reviews)

Michael R. Bloomberg and Vlad Kliatchko

81% approve of CEO

84% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.6

Diversity & inclusion

4.3

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Culture & values

3.9

Career opportunities

3.6

Senior management

3.2

Work/Life balance

Financial Developer employees have rated Bloomberg with 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 163 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Financial Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Bloomberg is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Financial Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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163 reviews

4.0

Jan 18, 2009

Why to or why not to work at Bloomber L.P. as a financial software developer.

Financial software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The compensation and the transparency are the best reasons for one to work for Bloomberg L.P.

Cons

The job is monotonous and limits opportunities sometimes. Job as a financial software developer deals with creating softwares for financial data.

3.0

Jan 5, 2009

pays well, but don't expect too much 'high tech'

Financial software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pays well, Good work-life balance, Fast-paced work, everyone gets a lot of responsibility, the ability to quickly see the impact of your work

Cons

legacy software, tougher to look for a job elsewhere once you quit due to the extremely proprietary nature of technologies used, some very smart people, but a lot of people who have been writing GUI code in fortran too

3.0

Dec 21, 2008

Good but not great

Financial software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good compensation, especially the benefits and paid time off. Some really smart people as peers.

Cons

Career advancement is hard. Management decisions may be hard to fathom.

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