Is Bloomberg a good company to work for as a Software Engineer?

Software Engineer professionals working at Bloomberg have rated their employer with 4.2 out of 5 stars in 753 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Bloomberg employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Engineer Jobs at Bloomberg now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineer interview questions at Bloomberg .

Does Bloomberg pay Software Engineer employees well?

Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Bloomberg with 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 753 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineer salaries and benefits at Bloomberg .

How happy are Software Engineer professionals working at Bloomberg?

81% of Software Engineer employees at Bloomberg would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 5% in the past 12 months. Software Engineer professionals have also rated Bloomberg with a 4.6 rating for work-life-balance, 4.5 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.2 rating for culture and values and 3.7 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Bloomberg?

Software Engineer (733) , Senior Software Engineer (445) , Account Manager (312) , Analyst (301) , Sales (175) , Intern (171) , Sales Representative (168) , Analytics (131) , Global Data Analyst (123) , Reporter (108) , Data Analyst (104) , Software Engineer(Internship) (103) , Financial Analyst (99) , Financial Software Developer (93) , Financial Sales and Analytics (92)

What are the pros of working at Bloomberg according to real employee reviews?

"The people are great and they provide dozens of opportunities to get to know the company more." ((in 758 reviews)); "Great culture and a clear vision on how to be a highly successful private company." ((in 712 reviews)); "Good work life balance: 8am to 6pm and you are done at 6pm most of the times" ((in 524 reviews)); "Pay is good and if you show up on time and write tidy programmers notes you'll never get fired." ((in 370 reviews)); "free food is not bad; also the coffee is free; don't have to pay premiums for healthcare which is nice" ((in 333 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Bloomberg according to real employee reviews?

"Micro management and competition pressure" ((in 411 reviews)); "A bad manager can do what he likes and the company will cover him irrespective of your complaints." ((in 285 reviews)); "long hours (contracted hours are at least 25% more than industry average) with no flexibility." ((in 229 reviews)); "Absolute micromanagement and no career progression whatsoever." ((in 109 reviews)); "Too exhaustive work, with extended working hours" ((in 105 reviews))

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4.2

81% would recommend to a friend

(753 total reviews)

Michael R. Bloomberg and Vlad Kliatchko

87% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

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4.6

Work/Life balance

4.5

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Culture & values

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

Software Engineer. employees have rated Bloomberg with 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 753 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer. professionals have an excellent working experience there. Bloomberg is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer. professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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3.0

Jan 5, 2009

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Pay and Benefits are very good. Job stability at Bloomberg is very good. The company encourages employees to volunteer with various charities.

Cons

The company insists that everybody comes to the office every day. Until recently working from home was never allowed. Even now it is highly discouraged by management. Software is hurried without good design and with little documentation. There is a lot of proprietary software and after a few years your expertise starts to decay. The open plan seating arrangement does make communication between employees better but the noise and interruptions make concentration impossible. The corporate culture with its automated system of tickets give you the feeling of being constantly rushed to deliver. The overly complex and poorly organized software lowers productivity.

3.0

Aug 28, 2008

Some interesting work but the hours are long and the holidays are crap

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very technical environment, most others in the programming group in London are highly talented. Money is fairly good considering the job is safe and you're not actually in a bank. Some of the work can be interesting though that is very dependent on the group you are working in.

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the hours are too long and it is expected that you 'go the extra mile' often. Holidays are rubbish. Some of the work due to the technologies used can be repetitive, and often you don't have time to do the job properly. Some of the people you have to deal with on the business side are clueless.

4.0

Jun 17, 2008

Great packages but beware.

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Drawing points for Bloomberg: great compensation/packages, intelligent co-workers, industry leader. At work you'll be working with some very intelligent people, some known widely throughout the industry. It's also nice to work for a company that is the industry leader in financial data and news - it blows all competitors out of the window. Depending on your personality, you may or may not like the fact that the pace at Bloomberg is very fast. Unlike traditional software companies, where time is spent on requirements gathering and design, Bloomberg emphasizes time to market and getting things out the door: software moves once a week, not once a year like other companies.

Cons

The technology is ancient (the majority). A lot of programmers are simply maintaining legacy code (fortran, c) that cannot be retired or converted. The company also uses a TON of proprietary software, all developed in-house. For example, they've created their own Service oriented architecture (ala WSDL), two home-grown databases, entire UI framework, and other things. It's very easy to get "stuck" at bloomberg because you might be using proprietary tools 75-90% of your day! Also, there is an entire lack of structure when it comes to the software development cycle. Projects are handed out with no formal written documentation: let me repeat, NO formal written specs! There is also NO official testing (no qa teams whatsoever!). The programmer is expected to perform the testing of their applications.

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