Bloomberg Sr. Software Engineer reviews

4.1

87% would recommend to a friend

(536 total reviews)
avatar

Michael R. Bloomberg and Vlad Kliatchko

86% approve of CEO

85% positive business outlook

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).

Reviews by job title

536 reviews
4.0
Dec 18, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It's very bright and sunny, which might seem trivial but I personally find it very good for my mood to work in a bright office. I like the financial aspects of the work, so once I found the team working on precisely what I was interested in, I became quite happy and satisfied. Don't worry too much about the "free food", most of it is junk food, though the fruit is great. If you like finance more than cutting edge software engineering, you'll find it a pleasant enough place to work at (on the good teams). The bad teams, well, they are out there, do your homework before accepting the offer.

Cons

Some of the infrastructure is legacy. This shouldn't be a con for any seasoned developer, it's a fact of life, but if you're a whiny b**** straight out of college, you might find this distasteful. There is some politicking, and people get promoted partially based on their temperament and how well they get along with other managers. Again, this shouldn't be a con, but if you are young and naive, you might find this also to be distasteful. The only really big con is the annual review process, which is a curve-fitted algorithm to award future compensation based on relative (within your peer group) performance. I would advise newcomers to negotiate as hard as you can before signing, because once you are in there's a good possibility your compensation will stagnate.

1.0
Dec 6, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

If you are brand new and could not find other options, perhaps you may get your train in faniance here. Remeber, try to switch to others as soon as possible when you get a chance.

Cons

1. One will not be surprised to find those peoples who did not know much will be promoted to the manager's positions if he knows the office poltics. 2. A company that is practicing the "manage people out" strategy when one becomes 40+. 3. No career path future even if working hard.

Viewing 469 - 471 of 536 Reviews

Glassdoor has 10,130 Bloomberg reviews submitted anonymously by Bloomberg employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if Bloomberg is right for you.