Is Bloomberg a good company to work for as a Senior Software Developer?

Senior Software Developer professionals working at Bloomberg have rated their employer with 4.1 out of 5 stars in 524 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 Senior Software Developer Jobs at Bloomberg now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior Software Developer interview questions at Bloomberg .

Does Bloomberg pay Senior Software Developer employees well?

Senior Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Bloomberg with 4.1 out of 5 stars based on 524 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.5% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior Software Developer salaries at Bloomberg.

How happy are Senior Software Developer professionals working at Bloomberg?

86% of Senior Software Developer employees at Bloomberg would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 7% in the past 12 months. Senior Software Developer 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 3.8 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 (175) , Intern (171) , Sales Representative (168) , Analytics (132) , Global Data Analyst (123) , Reporter (108) , Data Analyst (106) , Software Engineer(Internship) (103) , 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 where you don't pay for health insurance and they do 50% 401k match" ((in 1080 reviews)); "The people are great and they provide dozens of opportunities to get to know the company more." ((in 798 reviews)); "Great culture and a clear vision on how to be a highly successful private company." ((in 710 reviews)); "Good work life balance: 8am to 6pm and you are done at 6pm most of the times" ((in 546 reviews)); "Pay is good and raises very nice." ((in 381 reviews))

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

"Poor management staff with limited “leaders”" ((in 409 reviews)); "A bad manager can do what he likes and the company will cover him irrespective of your complaints." ((in 288 reviews)); "long hours (contracted hours are at least 25% more than industry average) with no flexibility." ((in 231 reviews)); "There is no career progression for developers and this is by design." ((in 109 reviews)); "Strict, Late Working Hours, Sometimes hard to reach" ((in 103 reviews))

Bloomberg Senior Software Developer reviews

4.1

86% would recommend to a friend

(524 total reviews)

Michael R. Bloomberg and Vlad Kliatchko

85% approve of CEO

85% positive business outlook

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Senior Software Developer employees have rated Bloomberg with 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 524 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Software Developer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Bloomberg is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Senior Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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524 reviews

1.0

Dec 16, 2009

Off the charts bad

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Recommend

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Pros

Fairly good pay and benefits, but it would have to be in NYC 4 weeks vacation Learning the Bloomberg terminal and APIs could help you find a good job someday

Cons

Awful code is the norm and nobody seems to care 17 inch monitors everybody is long on excuses for problems, short on solutions ridiculous cramped noisy work environment

2.0

Dec 3, 2009

Some bright spots but overall disappointing

Senior software developer

Recommend

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Pros

There are some very smart and capable people that you can learn from. A lot of information is open and available if you know where to look. Snacks, summer parties, social events. Good benefits.

Cons

Hit or miss if you end up in a team with interesting work and a good manager - the exception rather than the rule. A lot of long-time employees with entrenched views make it a bit of a monoculture. Old technology and tools. A lot of busywork goes on.

2.0

Nov 21, 2009

There's a lot to learn, but a broken development process.

Senior software engineer

Recommend

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Pros

You will work with very smart people, several of which are on the C++ standards library committee. The free food is good. The 731 Lexington office's location is an easy commute from just about anywhere.

Cons

Development is panic or bugfix driven, so you won't get time to plan or improve. Have that development style for 30 years, and this is the root cause of the other cons: There is no project management to speak of. The build process is time consuming and not automated. The technology is old. You can download freely available libraries/tools that are better than what's mandated internally.

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