Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Bloomberg with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 52.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 5 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Bloomberg overall takes an average of 29 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Bloomberg as a Software Engineer according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 50%
Phone interview: 50%
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The interview process was well-structured and overall a positive experience. It started with multiple technical interviews that covered by LeetCode. The interviewers were friendly and collaborative, often giving hints when I got stuck and encouraging me to explain my thought process clearly.
I applied online. I interviewed at Bloomberg (Dublin, Dublin)
Interview
First round technical interview online with interviewer. Talked about past projects and then technical interview on hacker rank. Was about an hour in duration. Held on Zoom. About 40 minutes of technical interview.
I applied online. I interviewed at Bloomberg (New York, NY) in Mar 2026
Interview
Nerves got the better of me during the interview and I blanked, which cost me the role — but the overall process was great! Fun interview though loved the interviewer, and he was very kind and worked with me the entire time.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Design a URL shortening service. Users paste a long URL and get a short one back. When someone visits the short URL, they're redirected to the original. Walk me through how you'd build it.