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

Sr. Software Engineer professionals working at Bloomberg have rated their employer with 4.1 out of 5 stars in 537 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 Sr. Software Engineer Jobs at Bloomberg now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Sr. Software Engineer interview questions at Bloomberg .

Does Bloomberg pay Sr. Software Engineer employees well?

Sr. Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Bloomberg with 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 537 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Sr. Software Engineer salaries at Bloomberg.

How happy are Sr. Software Engineer professionals working at Bloomberg?

87% of Sr. Software Engineer employees at Bloomberg would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 7% in the past 12 months. Sr. Software Engineer 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 3.9 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Bloomberg?

Software Engineer (741) , Senior Software Engineer (450) , Account Manager (319) , Analyst (301) , Sales (176) , Intern (171) , Sales Representative (168) , Analytics (132) , Global Data Analyst (123) , Reporter (108) , Data Analyst (107) , 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 and 401" ((in 1080 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 715 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 390 reviews))

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

"Poor management staff with limited “leaders”" ((in 418 reviews)); "A bad manager can do what he likes and the company will cover him irrespective of your complaints." ((in 283 reviews)); "long hours (contracted hours are at least 25% more than industry average) with no flexibility." ((in 233 reviews)); "Absolute micromanagement and no career progression whatsoever." ((in 111 reviews)); "Strict, Late Working Hours, Sometimes hard to reach" ((in 105 reviews))

Bloomberg Sr. Software Engineer reviews

4.1

87% would recommend to a friend

(537 total reviews)

Michael R. Bloomberg and Vlad Kliatchko

86% approve of CEO

85% positive business outlook

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Sr. Software Engineer employees have rated Bloomberg with 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 537 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 IT (Information Technology) industry (3.9 stars).

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537 reviews

4.0

Jun 23, 2025

Great Place to start career

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- create mentorship/early career growth - supportive culture - good pay/wlb ratio

Cons

- Not a good place to stay for long term career growth

5.0

Jun 14, 2025

Senior Software Eng Experience

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- 3 days in office hybrid - People are generally nice to work with - Good compensation - Company is pushing towards unified CI/CD pipeline (in C++ and in Python). Most of the teams are already on it, and standartisation is ongoing - The company is in stable financial position and as a private company, doubtful there'd be mass layoffs at any point. - The profits are mostly redestributed to charities - Company encourages volunteering - Good career opportunities - company encourages going into leadership, but also expanding horizontally (upskilling, improving impact as IC) - Good learning opportunities - frequent courses done by Bloomberg and external teachers - Is expanding self-serve DB / Message queuing / Redis etc. capabilities - no need to get through much red tape if you need to set something up quickly

Cons

- 3 days in office hybrid - A lot of legacy code depending on the team - Depending on the team, no client communication - 9 to 6 workday - Most of engineering are on on call rotation

5.0

Jun 9, 2025

Good Work Life Balance

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Great benefits - Smart people - Good work life balance

Cons

- Strict Return to Office policy

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