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

Sr. Software Engineer professionals working at Bloomberg have rated their employer with 4.1 out of 5 stars in 536 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 Sr. Software Engineer Jobs at Bloomberg now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Sr. Software Engineer interview questions at Bloomberg .

Does Bloomberg pay Sr. Software Engineer employees well?

Sr. Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Bloomberg with 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 536 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Sr. Software Engineer salaries at Bloomberg.

How happy are Sr. Software Engineer professionals working at Bloomberg?

87% of Sr. Software Engineer employees at Bloomberg would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 7% in the past 12 months. Sr. Software Engineer professionals have also rated Bloomberg with a 4.4 rating for work-life-balance, 4.6 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.2 rating for culture and values and 3.9 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 (176) , Intern (171) , Sales Representative (168) , Analytics (132) , Global Data Analyst (123) , Reporter (108) , Data Analyst (106) , Software Engineer(Internship) (104) , 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 and 401" ((in 1082 reviews)); "The people are great and they provide dozens of opportunities to get to know the company more." ((in 764 reviews)); "Great culture and a clear vision on how to be a highly successful private company." ((in 722 reviews)); "Good work life balance: 8am to 6pm and you are done at 6pm most of the times" ((in 542 reviews)); "Pay is good and raises very nice." ((in 377 reviews))

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

"Poor management staff with limited “leaders”" ((in 408 reviews)); "A bad manager can do what he likes and the company will cover him irrespective of your complaints." ((in 290 reviews)); "long hours (contracted hours are at least 25% more than industry average) with no flexibility." ((in 233 reviews)); "Absolute micromanagement and no career progression whatsoever." ((in 113 reviews)); "Too exhaustive work, with extended working hours" ((in 105 reviews))

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4.1

87% would recommend to a friend

(536 total reviews)

Michael R. Bloomberg and Vlad Kliatchko

86% approve of CEO

85% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.6

Diversity & inclusion

4.4

Work/Life balance

4.2

Culture & values

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

Sr. Software Engineer employees have rated Bloomberg with 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 536 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 Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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536 reviews

4.0

Feb 20, 2013

very good place to work if you love technology

Senior software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Gives you a lot of freedom at work, encourages changes within the team. Lately they have been lenient in allowing people to work from home.

Cons

Because of being a private company, things change on drop of a hat when comes from top. Sets very high target which causes them to not meet it.

4.0

Feb 7, 2013

There are good teams for you and good teams for other people

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Depending on your team and manager the job can be exciting and fun Job security is very high Good work environment

Cons

Very structured A lot of employees that are in the company for way too long

2.0

Jan 16, 2013

Smart people, dumb approach to software

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

smart people, nice perks( food, benefits, building, access to bloomberg terminal), ownership of software, access to training materials and courses

Cons

Expectation of long hours, software is rushed out with many faults and developers expected to fix them immediately (i.e. middle of the night), disjointed software infrastructure, bad software process, disorganized midlevel management.. Support functions minimal ( no test teams, HR is not responsive, enterprise software is frequently confusing)

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