I was asked to have an appointment for a video call with a Bloomberg engineer. During the interview process, I was asked an interesting question. I don't think I did very well, and the interviewer didn't give me any useful hints the entire time.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me what my favorite project on my resume is.
Phone screen - incredibly arrogant and not friendly interviewer. Loudly sipped on coffee while cutting me off during the interview. From what I heard initially, Bloomberg is very friendly and collaborative. I experienced the total opposite.
I interviewed for the NY office, and the guy called in via cellphone LATE with very choppy connections. I had to pivot and adjust to another platform for the interview. Passed all the test cases as I solved the two algorithms/data structures question. Decided this company was not a fit for me, and finally withdrew my application. Personally reached out to the recruiter to ask for interview, got one, and never received any further communication.
I applied online. I interviewed at Bloomberg (London, England) in Dec 2020
Interview
Submitted CV, invited to phone interview with team leader, invited to video interview with two engineers. Both technical and non-technical questions were asked for both rounds. The interviewers went in-depth into what they do and were happy to answer questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Efficiently compute the flight times of sequence from the collatz function.