Bloomberg Software Engineer reviews

4.2

82% would recommend to a friend

(761 total reviews)
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Michael R. Bloomberg and Vlad Kliatchko

87% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

Software Engineer. employees have rated Bloomberg with 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 761 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 IT (Information Technology) industry (3.9 stars).

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4.0
Feb 25, 2021
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Pros

The salary is generous to say the least. Bloomberg is privately held, so instead of stock options you get your total comp in cash. Big end of year bonuses and good raises. Their response to COVID was great, it included flexibility for parents to hire childcare and a $500 home office setup stipend. They don't have some of the perks of other tech companies like free meals (though this has been offered for people still working in-office during COVID), but there are plenty of perks like stipends for health and fitness, commuter benefits, fertility treatments (BB is a great place to start a family), and free access to the many museums and shows that are supported by Bloomberg philanthropies.

Cons

Engineering culture is improving but still needs work. lots of brittle tooling and toil, lots of tech debt. There is also no opportunity for salary negotiation: you get your raise and bonus at the end of the year, and at that point the decision has already been made. For me this has been a good thing, as they've consistently raised my comp more than I ever would have thought was reasonable to ask (looking at you, gender pay gap!). If you're worried about being shorted on comp, you can set up mid year evals to talk about your goals and make sure you're on track for the raises you want. Diversity in the engineering department has a lot of room to improve, but that's to be expected. That said, I have never experienced any type of toxic tech bro culture here; everyone is professional and courteous.

5.0
Feb 24, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

I work in a great area. I have a lot of room for personal development and am actively encouraged to grow. There are leadership opportunities that regularly are made available, but you can stay as an IC if that's what you prefer. There's a ton of collaboration and the group works on interesting things.

Cons

There's a lot of emphasis on delivery, to the point where it can be valued over people skills for leadership positions. An over-emphasis on "impact" from management makes it hard to advocate for KTLO work unless it can be bundled into a project. Slowing down on work for quality can be used against an IC if the TL does not buy in. Various parts of ENG are very different culturally. Software infrastructure is generally good.

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