Bloomberg Sr. Software Engineer reviews

4.1

87% would recommend to a friend

(536 total reviews)
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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).

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536 reviews
4.0
Feb 21, 2009
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Pros

The atmosphere is fast paced, the salary is decent as are the bonuses (at least so far), communication channels are fairly clear compared to many other places I've worked. I've seen some complaints about programmer notes in some of the other posts, but at least there are systems for tracking issues, projects and work completed--I've worked in many places outside the finance industry where things aren't nearly as clear-cut. Many of the Plan B changes appear to be intended for improving retention, especially for employees with families. Bloomberg used to be notorious for requiring "face time" from employees; having the option to work at home for a day when kids are sick makes life a lot easier.

Cons

The hours can be long, it is expensive to live in/near NYC, and sometimes upper management decisions are a mystery.

1.0
Oct 13, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Pay is good and if you show up on time and write tidy programmers notes you'll never get fired.

Cons

Utter stifling of creativity and innovation. You're required to detail all time spent in programmers notes. Try putting in some notes about thinking about the big picture! It would be comic if not sad that humans are expected to work and act as automatons -- and dumb automatons at that, impervious to the fact they're being talked down to at every minute. I've watched really smart people who needed the money become shadows of their own selves. Oh and not to mention: the technology is antique.

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