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))

Bloomberg Sr. Software Engineer reviews

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

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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

3.0

Jan 13, 2013

Been here a while ... seen ups and downs ... overall ok

Senior software developer

Recommend

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Pros

Great colleagues. Great benefits. Good compensation. Decent work life balance. Some software projects are interesting. Lately they are improving how software projects are run. There has been some relaxing of the unending emphasis on Time-to-Market (i.e. deliver something asap) to actually taking the time to build something cool.

Cons

Old and proprietary technology. There is no way around this. The terminal is an artifact from the 80s ... with several paint jobs. But hey it works! There are some teams working on cool stuff but they are the exception rather than the norm. Management is rigid and there is quite some bit of politics. Not always a meritocracy - more like a favoritocracy. But that is a fact of life everywhere. Big brother atmosphere - where everything is monitored. Lately this has been improving.

2.0

Dec 30, 2012

[R&D] dead end and very dissatisfying for experienced new hires

Senior software developer

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Immature team-leads / line-managers Low pay.

4.0

Dec 27, 2012

Great place to work.

Senior software developer

Recommend

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Pros

Smart people, good salary, great benefits, opportunities to change groups, try other things like philanthropic activities, recruiting etc. free food, open environment.

Cons

Not many. A few groups have legacy code base, might be boring to maintain. A few groups may have unwanted politics. Quite a few times need to put in long hours. A few good employees may take a long time to see growth opportunities.

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