I applied online. I interviewed at Bloomberg (New York, NY)
Interview
I was incredibly disappointed by this entire process, not because of the individual steps, but because of Bloomberg's failure to properly filter their applicants. I disclosed on my initial application that I had a potential HR-related conflict, but I was still moved forward through all rounds of interviews where I was reassured twice that my potential conflict "shouldn't be a problem at all." After my final interview, two weeks went by without an update, even after I reached out twice via email. I was finally contacted and told that they would not be able to extend an offer to me due to my conflict. I reached out afterwards for clarification, and received nothing in response. If this was such a deal-breaker, I'm not sure why I was selected to interview in the first place, and why this company's HR department didn't flag me at any point during the process. This oversight combined with a severe lack of communication throughout the interview process made my experience disappointing, frustrating, and quite frankly, a waste of my time.
Overall, it was a positive and professional interview experience, though the interviewer was on the stricter side. Unfortunately, I was dealing with an illness and wasn't able to prepare as thoroughly as I wanted to, which left me feeling a bit off throughout the conversation. Despite not feeling my best and facing a tough interviewer, the process was well-structured.
Fairly simple. Phone call then onsite. For onsite it was 10 min office tour follow by 1 hr interview then 1 hours system design and 30 mins manager interview. Interviewers were nice and the recruiter was accommodating.
5 rounds first 3 being leetcode coding ones and the last 2 being behavioral. The first three are the hardest asking mainly taggeed questions and the rest are not that bad