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      Financial Applications Developer Interview

      Nov 8, 2013
      Anonymous employee
      Boston, MA

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      Financial Applications Developer Interview

      Sep 13, 2016
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      New York, NY
      No offer
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Bloomberg (Boston, MA) in Oct 2013

      Interview

      Applied online as well as at University career fair. Received call for on campus interview after two days. Process comprised of 4 rounds. Round 1: [45 mins] Two software developers: Started off with a few basic questions regarding keywords and their implementation differences in java and c++. Then moved onto questions on dynamic memory allocation. This was followed by a programming question about binary search trees. Finally was given a brain teaser to solve within 10 minutes. Round 2: [45 minutes] Two software developers: Received a call one week later for another round of interview. This interview was totally based upon programming questions. I was told to write around 5 programs on paper within a span of 45 minutes. The interviewers were very nice and expected me to tell them what I was thinking while writing the code. Round 3: [30 mins] Senior Technology Manager: Interviewed the very next day on campus. The senior manager was very nice and initially asked me questions based on my background and why I am interested in the field of financial technology. Why Bloomberg LP? This was followed by about three programming questions. This seemed to be an interview where they want to check if you will be a good fit for any of there teams. Round 4: [30 mins] HR Manager: The last two rounds were back to back. The HR manager again asked me questions pertaining to my background and my summer experience. She asked me to give a list of companies where I have been interviewing along with Bloomberg. My salary expectations and availability to work. Received a call around 5 working days later that I had been accepted into their program. Overall a very nice experience. They were timely in getting back to me after each round of interviews.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      All questions are based upon core C++ concepts. Be prepared to make changes to your code as per the requirements of the interviewers. Make sure you practice writing code on paper as it is totally different from writing code on the computer. Also do not underestimate the non- technical questions as they do give equal weight to them as well.
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      5
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Bloomberg (New York, NY) in Sep 2016

      Interview

      One telephonic interview. I was asked to solve two problems using C++. Onsite interview was requested 2 weeks later. Total three rounds when went onsite. Two on one 1st technical, two on one 2nd technical, met group manager in 3rd round.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      1st round : Architecture of my current product, C++ question, design patter implementation, coding problem for in place update of binary searct tree to linked list. 2nd round : Design a system to generate the given output after reading data through the file. Design was discussed for one hour 3rd round : product lead discussed previously asked design questions and gave information about the project
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      Financial Applications Developer Interview

      Oct 14, 2015
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      London, England
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Bloomberg (London, England) in Oct 2015

      Interview

      First i was contacted by email, by one HR person. After we scheduled an interview by phone to the next day. The interview was taken by phone and Hancker Hank, and was fast and effective. The interviewer was very nice.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Questions about C++ basics, like constructors, destructors, inheritance and const correctness.
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      Financial Applications Developer Interview

      Jun 12, 2015
      Anonymous employee
      London, England
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Bloomberg (London, England) in May 2015

      Interview

      4 rounds. Expect about a week between each round. After 1 phone interview (HR) and 2 Skype interviews, was invited for an 2:1 in-office interview at London office. More interested in VBA and Excel skills. Very conversational. Was given an office tour after the final round, which I took to be a good sign. Received a call with the offer the following morning.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What are some array sorting methods you've used in VBA? What is the most optimal way to transpose arrays onto a worksheet? What is the default variable type of an undeclared variable in VBA? When would you use credit spreads? What option pricing methods do you know? What are their inputs? What is a swap? A bond? Duration? Are you familiar with volatile functions? Have you used VLOOKUP? INDEX? What is the difference between the two?
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