Amazing start to my career. Company will push you to your limits. - Software Engineer Bloomberg Employee Review

4.0
Mar 14, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

- office at 731 Lexington is very beautiful and easy to commute to. - the food pantry is always stocked; you will be very spoiled. - I'm a big fan of their trade floor seating style. It encourages openness and communication . - training program for new hires is very good. You make many new friends. - good benefits. Bloomberg was a great way to start my career right out of college. The company relocates you to NYC, which for me was the opportunity of a lifetime. I was given many responsibilities here and overall felt I was compensated fairly. They train you to be very productive, and that helps when looking for a new career.

Cons

- The constant on call duty can get stressful. You will get calls at 1 AM for seemingly minor issues. - upper management can be egotistical and bullies. Their solution is to scream at engineers until the problem is solved. - the culture has a big brother feel. There are security guards everywhere, and you feel like you are being watched all the time. - the software is very chaotic and poorly managed. You will constantly fight fires.

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5.0
Jun 22, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good management + good people + work life balance

Cons

NA - can be stressful

4.0
Jun 28, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Opportunities to do lots of work with data and finance to apply knowledge in both programming and Subject-Matter Expertise (SME). Excellent Work-Life Balance (WLB) and extremely welcoming culture. You can reach out to anyone for help or just to talk, and they will get back to you (although management does require more scheduling in advance). Generous compensation (good wage) and benefits, including housing for interns. If you heard the rumors that the Bloomberg Princeton office has a great Bloomberg Pantry (read: company-provided breakfast and lunch), the rumors are true.

Cons

Not the place for those looking for cutting-edge AI. The company is not as fast with AI as the company prioritizes reliability and accuracy above all, and much of AI is not at an acceptable threshold for management to be willing to take that risk with financial data (at least in 2026). You may get a project to automate menial processes, which is really cool, but that tends to involve actually doing the menial processes, which feels unproductive. Princeton office is good but New York is considered preferable. Coworkers are not very reachable outside of work hours. Compensation is low in Data compared to Software Engineers.

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