There was no OA, I went straight into a zoom technical interview. I was asked two leetcode style problems, one medium and one hard. I was also asked about my resume, explain my projects and experience, and the usual elevator pitch.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me about my resume, tell me about myself, etc.
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Bloomberg (Los Angeles, CA) in Oct 2024
Interview
A brief resume review at the beginning, followed by mostly technical content. I had to solve a system design problem on paper using hash maps so definitely brush up on data structures and algorithms topics
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Bloomberg (New York, NY) in Mar 2025
Interview
First Round: an interview w/ resume overview + 1 leetcode question, heard back on the same week
Second Round: 3 back to back interviews. 2 technical interviews each w/ resume overview + 1 or 2 LeetCode questions. 1 HR interview. Heard back by the end of the HR interview.
Third Round: 1 hour chat w/ an engineering manager. Heard back in around 2 weeks.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Elaborate on the technical details of a past internship experience.