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

Software Developer professionals working at Bloomberg have rated their employer with 4.2 out of 5 stars in 759 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 Developer Jobs at Bloomberg now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Bloomberg .

Does Bloomberg pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Bloomberg with 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 759 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at Bloomberg.

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at Bloomberg?

82% of Software Developer employees at Bloomberg would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 6% in the past 12 months. Software Developer 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 (739) , Senior Software Engineer (449) , Account Manager (318) , Analyst (301) , Sales (175) , Intern (171) , Sales Representative (168) , Analytics (132) , Global Data Analyst (123) , Reporter (108) , Data Analyst (106) , 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?

"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 728 reviews)); "Good work life balance: 8am to 6pm and you are done at 6pm most of the times" ((in 530 reviews)); "Pay is good and if you show up on time and write tidy programmers notes you'll never get fired." ((in 376 reviews)); "Free medical/dental and free food (snacks and drinks)." ((in 323 reviews))

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

"Poor management staff with limited “leaders”" ((in 412 reviews)); "A bad manager can do what he likes and the company will cover him irrespective of your complaints." ((in 280 reviews)); "long hours (contracted hours are at least 25% more than industry average) with no flexibility." ((in 238 reviews)); "There is no career progression for developers and this is by design." ((in 110 reviews)); "Too exhaustive work, with extended working hours" ((in 106 reviews))

Bloomberg Software Developer reviews

4.2

82% would recommend to a friend

(759 total reviews)

Michael R. Bloomberg and Vlad Kliatchko

87% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

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Software Developer employees have rated Bloomberg with 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 759 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Bloomberg is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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759 reviews

1.0

Jan 19, 2015

Don't bother

Software developer

Recommend

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Pros

Free food, which is not all that great. Monopoly position in its market helps allow for massive wastage of resources (see below).

Cons

Innumerable. Huge bureaucracy, ritualistic cult-like atmosphere, bizarre big-brother monitoring everywhere. Does everyone really need to know where and when you badged in and out? Entire teams that do little to nothing. Regular need to tell managers to pi** off when they attempt to bully you. Mind-numbingly boring work. Early 1980's technology hasn't changed a bit. And lastly, now that the owner has returned, having exhausted his political adventure, it is like Odysseus returning to Ithaca and there will be major lettings go, new joiners first.

5.0

Nov 7, 2014

Great company, people. Caring company

Software developer

Recommend

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Pros

The culture is work-hard, play-hard, with much thought put toward philanthropy and the environment (these altruistic goals really come from the top-down); great snacks; great office/environment; a lot of smart people all across the board; convenient location; great connections throughout the city due to the CEO being a former mayor; lots of educational opportunities outside of field, such as financial training for R&D folks, technical training for business-folks; payment for further education; sports teams to play on. Great healthcare, great 50% match on 401k; generous pay-raises and bonuses. Awesome training program for fresh-out-of-college hires: 12 weeks long, fantastic instructors for advanced C++ and javascript (and a lot more), plus great networking opportunities. Really well run. The whole company works like clockwork, from facilities to help desk to sales to software to data warehouse. Quite impressive.

Cons

A lot of proprietary software development tools. A lot of customers don't like change; customers are paying a steep price, and thus often have a stronger say than they should.

4.0

Aug 28, 2014

Best working environment in financial industry

Software developer

Recommend

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Pros

Bloomberg has the best working environment in financial industry. It has pantry in all buildings, the desk is large and the light is bright. Relatively flexible hours and policy for working from home.

Cons

Relatively old technologies(improving quickly). Legacy stuff(same for most old companies in financial industry). Lay back(some ppl have been in the company for many years).

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