Great job, great company, but not perfect - Senior Software Engineer Bloomberg Employee Review

4.0
Mar 1, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

A lot of bright people working with you or near you, agile is growing in the company, good work environment, nice desks, there is the pantry, which is really nice, view to St Pauls, nice perks, many courses to learn new things, in most teams a relaxed environment, you work for someone much better than Trump.

Cons

Not a good place to cause an impact. Few opportunities to do that there. There is some micro management, not as bad as in many other places I worked, but it's at least "mili-management", they don't monitor what you're doing all the time but many decisions about products come top-down without anyone asking your opinion. Also, there is little proximity between R&D and business areas, I think only high management has a good vision of how the company is placed in the market. Career progression is many times political decision, not tied at all to results. I see many people in management areas who are really good, but others that you really ask your self - why? What's that person doing as a manager? How did that happen?

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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.

1.0
Jun 17, 2026
Recommend
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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

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