I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Bloomberg (London, England) in Dec 2022
Interview
The interview process begins with a 1:1 online interview with a Bloomberg interviewer, offering an initial opportunity to discuss your background, experience, and interest in the role, followed by an engaging online interview session with two software engineers who delve into technical questions and coding challenges to assess your problem-solving skills and technical prowess. The third round features a comprehensive System Design interview, where candidates are expected to demonstrate their ability to architect scalable and efficient software systems, showcasing their understanding of various design principles and their application to real-world scenario
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What' the most interesting project you've been working on?
Chat with alumni in the career fair
R1: two lc problems ( bfs + lru )
R2: system design
R3: behavior question
R4: EM asked some questions about the projects on my resume
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The challenges I've faced in my projects and how did I solve the problems
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Bloomberg
Interview
I've only done the first round so far. It was 10 minutes of resume diving and behavioral, and then 50 minute technical. They asked easy/medium leetcode question. This was an online interview done over zoom.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Identify a 'coolstring' which has the same frequency of every character.
The entire process was a bit chaotic, I spent a bit of time going back a fourth with my recruiter to schedule the interview by the time i was able to i believe they had already moved forward with a different candidate. My interviewer ended the interview early and had no interest in me at all.