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Recently I interviewed with Bloomberg for mid-level/senior level. Interview questions were pretty difficult. Leetcode medium/hard type of questions that require you knowing a very specific trick to solve the problem. I interviewed with Datadog and Meta also and questions at Bloomberg were definitely more difficult than both of them. Is this now the standard at Bloomberg? Or was I just unlucky? #engineering #software #swe #interview #bloomberg
you just got lucky on the meta interview. I got 4 lc mediums in one 45 minute coding interview!!! and a system design question that was similarly crazy
I had two interviews for screening round with LC medium, they still rejected saying they went with other candidate.
Was it for the AI group?
Slow down.. the interview is to understand your thought process and your vibe. If you answer it too quickly the interviewer has no data point and will try smthg else. Better to go slow and show one’s reasoning/thought process.
That's what I thought too. With some hints from interviewers I was able to come to an optimal solution eventually at each round. But yet they still rejected me. I usually finish LC medium problems in about 20 mins or less so I don't think my coding level is "bad".
Do you smile at all? A very important thing that many gloss over is the initial impression when both enter a room or a call. If the interviewer sees someone who looks clearly unhappy or bothered, it's going to affect their decision making subconsciously. And I mean the initial seconds before you go from frown to a smile. Best to start off smiling before actually meeting. If you make that effort, the interviewer will be like "why is this guy so happy?" and it will rub off on them, making you stand out more.
It’s all a numbers game, like poker. You could have the best hand (Ace, Ace) and the flop is not in your favor and you lose. Likewise you could have the worst hand, a (2,3), and win. Just keep playing the game.
Unlucky
Bbg always had a high bar from what I have read.
Lol no. 2020 through late 2022 we had high attrition and struggled to hire anyone so bar was on the floor. I'm talking hiring bootcamp + 2.5 years of experience + bad interview performance for senior engineer positions. Now, after everyone else had layoffs and the RSUs dropped 90% we got picky, but certainly not always. I personally had to fight to not hire certain people I interviewed they management wanted to push through because they just couldn't code.
We aren’t expected to ask questions that require a “trick” to complete the problem/solve it. The interviewer is to blame here and OP was unlucky.
I too got similar question, even after I solved the problem, interviewer started grilling on time and space complexity. Didn’t cut through first round
You got lucky. Don’t join Bloomberg if you got offers at datadog / meta. Too much old shit here
I'd say you got lucky in the other rounds, LC medium/hard is kinda of the standard in all 3 no ?
Just unlucky most likely