Is Bloomberg a good company to work for as a Software Engineer?

Software Engineer professionals working at Bloomberg have rated their employer with 4.2 out of 5 stars in 758 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Bloomberg employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Engineer Jobs at Bloomberg now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineer interview questions at Bloomberg .

Does Bloomberg pay Software Engineer employees well?

Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Bloomberg with 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 758 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineer salaries at Bloomberg.

How happy are Software Engineer professionals working at Bloomberg?

82% of Software Engineer employees at Bloomberg would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 5% in the past 12 months. Software Engineer professionals have also rated Bloomberg with a 4.5 rating for work-life-balance, 4.5 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.2 rating for culture and values and 3.7 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Bloomberg?

Software Engineer (738) , Senior Software Engineer (447) , Account Manager (317) , Analyst (301) , Sales (175) , Intern (171) , Sales Representative (168) , Analytics (132) , Global Data Analyst (123) , Reporter (108) , Data Analyst (105) , Software Engineer(Internship) (103) , Financial Analyst (99) , Financial Software Developer (93) , Financial Sales and Analytics (92)

What are the pros of working at Bloomberg according to real employee reviews?

"Great benefits where you don't pay for health insurance and they do 50% 401k match" ((in 1061 reviews)); "The people are great and they provide dozens of opportunities to get to know the company more." ((in 784 reviews)); "Great culture and a clear vision on how to be a highly successful private company." ((in 708 reviews)); "Good work life balance: 8am to 6pm and you are done at 6pm most of the times" ((in 549 reviews)); "Pay is good and if you show up on time and write tidy programmers notes you'll never get fired." ((in 386 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Bloomberg according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management staff with limited “leaders”" ((in 414 reviews)); "A bad manager can do what he likes and the company will cover him irrespective of your complaints." ((in 276 reviews)); "long hours (contracted hours are at least 25% more than industry average) with no flexibility." ((in 237 reviews)); "There is no career progression for developers and this is by design." ((in 119 reviews)); "Strict, Late Working Hours, Sometimes hard to reach" ((in 103 reviews))

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4.2

82% would recommend to a friend

(758 total reviews)

Michael R. Bloomberg and Vlad Kliatchko

87% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

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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 Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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758 reviews

5.0

Jun 7, 2025

Good

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very good work and WLB

Cons

None really, maybe still stuck in old tech in some places

3.0

Jun 3, 2025

Chill, lots of checked-out people, nice colleagues

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- chill, you can push yourself as much as you want, no one will push you - nice colleagues

Cons

- terrible office, difficult to do actual work - lack of overall transparency, including in pay - bad engineering practices - first year you won’t get a decent raise no matter how well you do

5.0

Jun 1, 2025

Great Company

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Better work life balance and fun culture

Cons

No stocks and very old tech stack

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