Avoid like the plague - Software Engineer Bloomberg Employee Review

1.0
Apr 23, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

*Very smart people to work with and learn from *Free snacks and exhibition tickets *Sponsor (well depending on performence) masters courses.

Cons

*The mangement treat people like crap *Progress within the company depends on talking the talk rather than walking the walk *Very long hours(you will be called at funny hours to come and fix a Fortran bug) *The tools are shocking *Dead wood managers who ve been in the company since day one and will do absolutly anything to safeguard their position as they know they re not employable anywhere else.

Explore other reviews about Bloomberg

5.0
Jun 11, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great company, in this role you have the chance to learn about the financial markets, the terminal, and also you get client exposure.

Cons

Not really cons, culture is great.

1.0
Jun 17, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Working hours are a standard 8-5, 7-4, or 9-6, depending on what you are scheduled. - Opportunities to meet great clients - Benefits

Cons

- Terrible analytics managers and TLs - The department is known for micro-management - Have seen discrimination across the analytics and sales departments multiple times

See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All