Junior Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Bloomberg with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 64% positive. To compare, the company-average is 54.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Junior Software Engineer roles take an average of 9 days to get hired, when considering 22 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Bloomberg overall takes an average of 23 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Bloomberg as a Junior Software Engineer according to 22 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 38%
Presentation: 19%
One on one interview: 16%
Skills test: 13%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Group panel interview: 3%
Other: 3%
Background check: 3%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
Was given a task to write a Java program that sorts files alphabetically by their content. Did the task in their open space office at one of the employees desks
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Bloomberg (New York, NY)
Interview
Online assessment, followed by a technical round where you are expected to solve two leetcode mediums within an hour as well as talk about your project experiences, be prepared to know your resume well and prep the leetcode tagged
5 rounds of interview. 2, 3 and 4 are all in one day. Expect medium-hard leetcode questions for technical interviews and behavioral questions for rest. HR will ask if you have competing offers.
I applied online. I interviewed at Bloomberg in Jan 2026
Interview
5 interviews
2 leetcode questions.
1 system design to design a back-end system.
1 with HR for behavior question and 1 with engineering manager. Interviewers are very professional and friendly.