Bloomberg Senior SWE Interview Process & Prep Advice (Buy-Side Automation Frameworks)
Just got invited for a first-round HR interview for a Senior Software Engineer role at Bloomberg (Buy-Side Automation Frameworks team) and wanted to get some insight from people who’ve gone through the process recently.
Background:
- Currently at Capital One as a Principal Associate Software Engineer
- Mostly backend/payments systems work
- Java/Spring Boot, AWS, CI/CD, observability, automation, reliability engineering
- Some experience with platform/engineering productivity initiatives as well
The role seems focused on:
- automation frameworks
- developer tooling
- testing infrastructure
- CI/CD
- AI-assisted engineering workflows
- Python/TypeScript ecosystem
For anyone who interviewed with Bloomberg recently:
- What was the interview process like after the HR round?
- How difficult were the coding rounds compared to companies like JPMorgan/Capital One?
- Was it more LeetCode-heavy or practical engineering/system design focused?
- How deep do they go into Python/TypeScript if your primary background is Java?
- Any specific prep recommendations for this type of Bloomberg role?
Would appreciate any advice/tips. Thanks!