Is Bloomberg a good company to work for as a Senior Software Developer?

Senior Software Developer professionals working at Bloomberg have rated their employer with 4.1 out of 5 stars in 528 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Bloomberg employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Senior Software Developer Jobs at Bloomberg now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior Software Developer interview questions at Bloomberg .

Does Bloomberg pay Senior Software Developer employees well?

Senior Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Bloomberg with 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 528 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior Software Developer salaries at Bloomberg.

How happy are Senior Software Developer professionals working at Bloomberg?

86% of Senior Software Developer employees at Bloomberg would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 7% in the past 12 months. Senior Software Developer professionals have also rated Bloomberg with a 4.4 rating for work-life-balance, 4.6 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.2 rating for culture and values and 3.9 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Bloomberg?

Software Engineer (742) , Senior Software Engineer (453) , Account Manager (320) , Analyst (302) , Sales (176) , Intern (171) , Sales Representative (168) , Analytics (132) , Global Data Analyst (123) , Reporter (108) , Data Analyst (107) , 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?

"great benefits and 401" ((in 1057 reviews)); "The people are great and they provide dozens of opportunities to get to know the company more." ((in 777 reviews)); "Great culture and a clear vision on how to be a highly successful private company." ((in 726 reviews)); "Good work life balance: 8am to 6pm and you are done at 6pm most of the times" ((in 538 reviews)); "Pay is good and raises very nice." ((in 373 reviews))

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

"micro management and lack of autonomy" ((in 411 reviews)); "A bad manager can do what he likes and the company will cover him irrespective of your complaints." ((in 288 reviews)); "long hours (contracted hours are at least 25% more than industry average) with no flexibility." ((in 228 reviews)); "Absolute micromanagement and no career progression whatsoever." ((in 113 reviews)); "Strict, Late Working Hours, Sometimes hard to reach" ((in 105 reviews))

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4.1

86% would recommend to a friend

(528 total reviews)

Michael R. Bloomberg and Vlad Kliatchko

86% approve of CEO

84% positive business outlook

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4.6

Diversity & inclusion

4.4

Work/Life balance

4.2

Culture & values

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

Senior Software Developer employees have rated Bloomberg with 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 528 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Software Developer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Bloomberg is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Senior Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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528 reviews

2.0

Nov 21, 2009

There's a lot to learn, but a broken development process.

Senior software engineer

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Pros

You will work with very smart people, several of which are on the C++ standards library committee. The free food is good. The 731 Lexington office's location is an easy commute from just about anywhere.

Cons

Development is panic or bugfix driven, so you won't get time to plan or improve. Have that development style for 30 years, and this is the root cause of the other cons: There is no project management to speak of. The build process is time consuming and not automated. The technology is old. You can download freely available libraries/tools that are better than what's mandated internally.

1.0

Nov 17, 2009

If you have another offer, take it!

Senior software developer

Recommend

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Pros

Free medical/dental and free food (snacks and drinks). some of the smartest people you'll meet. that's about it. If you have another offer, take it!

Cons

1) no flexible time. 2) very long hours (9-6 manditory...though they won't admit it). take lunch or don't, you must be there for 9 hrs at least. and that's a short day. 3) project management is a joke. 4) proprietary technology and outdated. 5) forget finding another job. yuo'll forget what you know in about 3 months and won't be able to put anything on your resume. 6) they like to hire fresh graduates so they can mold them to their culture.

4.0

Nov 1, 2009

Hard work but worth it if you're talented and in the right team

Senior software engineer

Recommend

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Pros

Great offices with a great kitchen (snacks, drinks, breakfast) Feeling of being plugged into an amazing communications network 24/7 (also a con) Ask for more responsibility and you'll get it (be careful how much you ask for) [Some] very intelligent and interesting work colleagues Good at spotting and rewarding talent Great focus on environmental issues, carbon footprint and recycling Great benefits

Cons

Working hours Work life balance That 24/7 plugged-in feeling works both ways [Some] not very intelligent and interesting work colleagues Technology not cutting edge (unless you're very talented and able to push something new) Lots of maintenance of existing systems Types of work, job satisfaction and colleagues very dependant on which team you join

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