Bloomberg Software Engineer reviews

4.2

82% would recommend to a friend

(758 total reviews)
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Michael R. Bloomberg and Vlad Kliatchko

87% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

Software Engineer. employees have rated Bloomberg with 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 758 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 Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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758 reviews
3.0
Sep 18, 2012
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Pros

Perks plus average salary. Good place for newly graduated students to gain experiences; The right place for guys and girls want to rise to the top, and smart guys have no ambitions but a easy life. The office in Skillman and Ridge Road is not that bad, it is not as crowded as 731 office in NYC. If you happen do not have family, you do not need to cook, there would be breakfast, lunch and dinner. The Skillman office is mins to shopping centers and restaurants, it is convenient to invite friends to dine out. There used to be shuttle bus to NYC office, making it convenient to meet your colleagues in Princeton and NYC. The NYC office on near Central Park, you can take subway to 56 St, Lexington Av, then walk several mins. In the 731 Lex bldg, they have one of the helix elevators in the world.

Cons

Old technology ( most of C, C++, event F77, home brewed database), Bureaucracy on project budgets among business dept and rd dept. Inexperienced managers without management training and background; Requirement of daily PN note, billing time politically correct; Shuffle of RD management teams when ever the RD head changes, you will need to follow the right guys to go to the higher positions, otherwise you will stuck there, or demoted. And yeah, the manager's preferences Very long working hours, unrealistic expectations

4.0
Aug 21, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Fantastic support for continuing education, excellent location, interesting work, good benefits package inc private healthcare, open pay reviews, clear bonus structure. Supports the community and encourages involvement with local schools and charities. 10 week training program to get you up and contributing the minute you join your team.

Cons

Long Hours, High Pressure, Atmosphere occasionally can seem unsupportive, uses in-house tech rather than common architectures/databases, which can be frustrating to some. Not ideal if you are more interested in Quant-style work, or disinterested in the finance industry.

4.0
May 20, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Good learning - something new to learn every day. Good management - easy to communicate with higher management and business. Salaries/Bonuses/Healthcare/Incentives - among the best in the country. Very beautiful office - this definitely counts in liking your job. Opportunities for fast growth. 20 vacation days - much better than many companies.

Cons

Hectic - need to slog sometimes. Some legacy code to be dealt with at times - but this depends on team. No cubicles - just desk - makes it hard for personal matters like checking your emails, answering personal calls. And your manager, his manager, his manger - all eyes on you. Manhattan => commuting time is high.

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