Bloomberg Software Engineer reviews

4.2

82% would recommend to a friend

(759 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 759 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 Informatique industry (3.9 stars).

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5.0
Nov 30, 2012
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Pros

Mostly great colleges Good managers who cares about their employees Transparency (anyone can find out what other employees are working on) Opportunity to get training on the job Employees are encouraged to move around and there are programs specifically set up for employees to find the right team Management becoming more concerned about the needs of developers (every getting new computers and much bigger monitors) Some good technical work done depending on the team

Cons

A lot of what you experience can vary drastically depending on your team (Unfortunately, some teams may have to maintain application written using out of date technology, but I think that is slowly changing for the better) Some internal politics to deal with, but I think this inevitable in a company of this size

1.0
Nov 29, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

It pays well, and is very secure. Sometimes there are free vegetables.

Cons

It is virtually impossible to get anything done here. The more ambitious and creative you are, the more you will hate it. You can't even use the Internet, which makes research and development practically impossible. I've worked for big banks, big tech, military intelligence, and I've never been in such a locked-down environment. Employees (and often co-workers) are treated as the enemy. The more you accomplish, the more visible a target you become. The technology is abyssmal, antiquated, and crippled. Working here is a dead-end because your skills will rot and become utterly irrelevant to the real world. Also, it is a sweat-shop. You will work 16 hour days on more than one occasion and you will be seen on weekends much more than any rational person would like. Also, constant interruptions, bright lights, loud noises, uncomfortable cramped quarters.

5.0
Nov 16, 2012

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Pros

- Great technologists - Working at Bloomberg makes you distrust (but still like) many newer technologies. It's a Pro - Job safety as long as you put a moderate effort - Very good training available

Cons

- Working at Bloomberg makes you distrust (but still like) many newer technologies. And also a Con - Attrition (You have people that leave after 2 years and some others that stay forever)

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