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

Software Developer professionals working at Bloomberg have rated their employer with 4.2 out of 5 stars in 759 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 Developer Jobs at Bloomberg now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Bloomberg .

Does Bloomberg pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Bloomberg with 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 759 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at Bloomberg.

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at Bloomberg?

82% of Software Developer employees at Bloomberg would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 5% in the past 12 months. Software Developer 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 (739) , Senior Software Engineer (449) , Account Manager (317) , Analyst (301) , Sales (175) , Intern (171) , Sales Representative (168) , Analytics (132) , Global Data Analyst (123) , Reporter (108) , Data Analyst (105) , 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?

"The people are great and they provide dozens of opportunities to get to know the company more." ((in 784 reviews)); "Great culture and a clear vision on how to be a highly successful private company." ((in 728 reviews)); "Good work life balance: 8am to 6pm and you are done at 6pm most of the times" ((in 530 reviews)); "Pay is good and if you show up on time and write tidy programmers notes you'll never get fired." ((in 376 reviews)); "Free medical/dental and free food (snacks and drinks)." ((in 323 reviews))

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

"Poor management staff with limited “leaders”" ((in 412 reviews)); "A bad manager can do what he likes and the company will cover him irrespective of your complaints." ((in 280 reviews)); "long hours (contracted hours are at least 25% more than industry average) with no flexibility." ((in 238 reviews)); "There is no career progression for developers and this is by design." ((in 110 reviews)); "Too exhaustive work, with extended working hours" ((in 106 reviews))

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4.2

82% would recommend to a friend

(759 total reviews)

Michael R. Bloomberg and Vlad Kliatchko

87% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

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Software Developer employees have rated Bloomberg with 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 759 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Bloomberg is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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759 reviews

5.0

Oct 19, 2025

Great place

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great people great tech stack

Cons

long hours career progression can be slow

3.0

Oct 16, 2025

Nice WLB, incompotent colleagues (mostly)

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice WLB If right team, nice colleagues If right team, nice tech stack

Cons

legacy systems incompotent colleagues and especially incompotent management that is very US centric

4.0

Oct 9, 2025

Good company, slow paced

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Super stable Good comp Challenging problems

Cons

Things move slow Lots of “paper work” to get things done Management not willing to invest or risk in new projects

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