Amazing start to my career. Company will push you to your limits. - Software Engineer Bloomberg Employee Review

4.0
Mar 14, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- office at 731 Lexington is very beautiful and easy to commute to. - the food pantry is always stocked; you will be very spoiled. - I'm a big fan of their trade floor seating style. It encourages openness and communication . - training program for new hires is very good. You make many new friends. - good benefits. Bloomberg was a great way to start my career right out of college. The company relocates you to NYC, which for me was the opportunity of a lifetime. I was given many responsibilities here and overall felt I was compensated fairly. They train you to be very productive, and that helps when looking for a new career.

Cons

- The constant on call duty can get stressful. You will get calls at 1 AM for seemingly minor issues. - upper management can be egotistical and bullies. Their solution is to scream at engineers until the problem is solved. - the culture has a big brother feel. There are security guards everywhere, and you feel like you are being watched all the time. - the software is very chaotic and poorly managed. You will constantly fight fires.

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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.

5.0
May 31, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Only a five-hour-per-week time commitment, which is very manageable with my class schedule. Bloomberg provides ideas for challenges and activities to host at my school, so I would not have to come up with everything from scratch. There is flexibility to choose when I table and to tailor the role around my schedule.

Cons

The budget for the program is tight, which is frustrating because advertising to law students is exactly how Bloomberg Law builds a dedicated user base. In my opinion, whoever makes the budget is not seeing the bigger vision. A lot of attorneys may not like Bloomberg Law, use it regularly, or ask their firms to purchase a subscription simply because they were never meaningfully exposed to it in law school. This is exactly why Lexis has taken over in such a big way: its presence and budget are felt at law schools across the country. If Bloomberg wants future attorneys to become loyal users, it needs to invest more seriously in reaching students while they are still learning which legal research platforms they prefer.

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