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

Software Engineer professionals working at Bloomberg have rated their employer with 4.2 out of 5 stars in 760 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 Software Engineer Jobs at Bloomberg now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineer interview questions at Bloomberg .

Does Bloomberg pay Software Engineer employees well?

Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Bloomberg with 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 760 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineer salaries at Bloomberg.

How happy are Software Engineer professionals working at Bloomberg?

82% of Software Engineer employees at Bloomberg would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 6% in the past 12 months. Software Engineer professionals have also rated Bloomberg with a 4.5 rating for work-life-balance, 4.5 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.2 rating for culture and values and 3.7 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Bloomberg?

Software Engineer (740) , 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) , Senior Software Developer (92)

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

"Great benefits where you don't pay for health insurance and they do 50% 401k match" ((in 1069 reviews)); "The people are great and they provide dozens of opportunities to get to know the company more." ((in 774 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 545 reviews)); "Pay is good and raises very nice." ((in 369 reviews))

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

"Micro management and under skilled TL" ((in 413 reviews)); "A bad manager can do what he likes and the company will cover him irrespective of your complaints." ((in 285 reviews)); "long hours (contracted hours are at least 25% more than industry average) with no flexibility." ((in 233 reviews)); "There is no career progression for developers and this is by design." ((in 119 reviews)); "Strict, Late Working Hours, Sometimes hard to reach" ((in 104 reviews))

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4.2

82% would recommend to a friend

(760 total reviews)

Michael R. Bloomberg and Vlad Kliatchko

87% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

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Software Engineer, employees have rated Bloomberg with 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 760 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer, professionals have an excellent working experience there. Bloomberg is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer, professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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760 reviews

4.0

May 2, 2020

Great job security, interesting work, but lots of legacy code

Software engineer

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, high base salary, AI group has brilliant people.

Cons

If you're on an older team with legacy code in production, you are buried by KTLO. Anywhere from 20-50% of your time is spent maintaining code where nobody on your team knows how it works.

4.0

Apr 30, 2020

Good pay and teammates

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good teammates, fairly flexible work environment. Stability is good.

Cons

More upward mobility and less politics

5.0

Apr 1, 2020

Trudstworthy

Software engineer

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great environment, helpful employees and company, make sure I'm comfortable

Cons

Some technologies used are older than they need to be

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