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 761 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 761 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 (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 Software Engineer reviews

4.2

82% would recommend to a friend

(761 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 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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761 reviews

3.0

Aug 29, 2013

Software Engineering

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

have food, training. A lot of people are nice

Cons

the review is only based on team leader

4.0

May 9, 2013

Very nice

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You get to work with very very smart people. Salary is higher relative to most of the other firms except google

Cons

Very horrible training. You get fired if you dont have 80% in training, but actual job after training is very good

3.0

Mar 30, 2013

Junior Software Engineer in Bloomberg

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

OK working environment, competitive among team members. Company willing to invest in the training of the junior member is definitely a plus.

Cons

Generally speaking, IT is not the core business in Bloomberg, so naturally it's not treated as well as other IT company.

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