Software developer - Senior Financial Software Developer Bloomberg Employee Review

2.0
Apr 8, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits - everything you can think of, including 401k matching, food & snacks, etc Very stable company - even during the last financial crisis they never fired anyone (or so I was told) Great office - Lexington 731 is probably one of the best looking offices in NY, if not the best one. Prepare to meet famous people:) Nice people - generally people are really nice and helpful. Many know each other for years, if not decades.

Cons

You will be working with very professional, nice, often very experienced but mostly mediocre people. Prepare to work with in-house technologies created by those people. You will spend years acquiring non-transferable knowledge (comdb2 anyone? Or maybe a spoon of rapid+?) that nobody in the industry cares about. Eventually you might find yourself in a situation where bloomberg is the only company that is willing to pay you for your outdated/deteriorated skills. Welcome to the family. At least nobody will scold you of your project takes 3 times as much time as planned for no reason. You might even get a promotion, if you worked for the company long enough.

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5.0
Jun 11, 2026
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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.

2.0
May 12, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great Office, Free Snacks and plenty of social events

Cons

Be prepared for a heavily politicised culture — it's pervasive and affects day-to-day working life significantly. The organisation suffers from clear in-group favouritism at the leadership level, where certain groups are visibly preferred for opportunities, recognition, and advancement. This creates an uneven playing field and quietly damages morale for those outside those circles. Leadership collaboration leaves a lot to be desired. In four years, I didn't experience a single structured team-building or bonding initiative — a telling sign of how little investment goes into people and team cohesion. Perhaps most concerning is the approach to compliance. Raising legitimate concerns or challenging existing practices is met with significant resistance from senior stakeholders, rather than genuine engagement. A culture where pushback replaces accountability is one worth approaching with caution.

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