Bloomberg Sr. Software Engineer reviews

4.1

87% would recommend to a friend

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

86% approve of CEO

85% positive business outlook

Sr. Software Engineer employees have rated Bloomberg with 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 537 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Sr. Software Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Bloomberg is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Sr. Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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537 reviews
3.0
Jan 23, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Free snacks and coffee Good office location Modern office setup

Cons

Like the other programmers pointed out, it is a dead end for senior developers. Bloomberg uses proprietary technologies. Your skills would become obsolete and irrelevant to other companies in 2~3 years. If you plan to just get some experience and add a line in your resume, this place is definitely a good place to start. If you have plan to stay for long term, think again. Bloomberg used to offer generous compensation packages and take care of loyal employees. But since Mike left for New York City Hall, the culture has changed. Loyalty is less important than profitability. If you get stuck for more than 5 years and still don't get chance to move up the ladders, then you should definitely consider moving to other companies before it becomes too late for you to brush up your fading skills and memory from college.

2.0
Jan 14, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good procedures to bring new employee on board. Good technical help. Good service considering alpha/beta/prod deployments. Well-defined programming framework.

Cons

There are 2 major issues which drastically diminish effectivness and vitality: - Non-diverse teams - HR should be more competent and take a good look at the last names when they do hire - F/T employees might not be displaying enough proficiency - therefore, hiring consultants is the only way to cover up employee incompetence.

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