I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Bloomberg (New York, NY) in Jun 2011
Interview
First, it was on-line programming aptitude test similar to GRE.
After that, a phone interview.
Then, I was invited to a face to face interview. It was kind of short lasting ~ 2+ hours.
First, two low level guys asked some basic questions.
Then, a senior manager showed up with more HR type questions: Why do you want to work here?
What do you expect from this position? How do you handle with pressure? etc.
Probably, they realized that this was my "back up" position since my true goal is the quantitative finance.
It was an OK interview.... these guys do not seem that smart. You can answer these questions if you
have some previous experience and do not require that much of "brain", far cry from a quant-type interview.
This type of positions would be OK for recent CS graduates who want to have something to write down
on their resume.
Ah.... none of the interviewers was able to give me a clear career path within the company. Maybe all the other reviews are true: one reaches the glass ceiling pretty early on. Working with their proprietary software would be detrimental for career development beyond certain point.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
What is a hash table? How to store integers efficiently using hash table?
How do you invert an integer digit by digit?
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
I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Bloomberg (Londres, Inglaterra) 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.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Bloomberg (Londres, Inglaterra) 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?