Getting worse and worse - Senior Software Engineer Bloomberg Employee Review

3.0
Jan 25, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Very good health benefits, free snacks, nice offices, global mobility .

Cons

They are hiring smart people and turning them to coding monkey. Before each software engineer had a chance to manage their own projects and came up with their own ideas to solve problems. Now, with all these agile idiotic practices, which do not fit the business, you do what you are told to do. New team leaders are doing nano-management. If you are smart, you are screwed. Also you will start of feel like you are working in India......

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5.0
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Great company, in this role you have the chance to learn about the financial markets, the terminal, and also you get client exposure.

Cons

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2.0
May 12, 2026
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Pros

Great Office, Free Snacks and plenty of social events

Cons

Be prepared for a heavily politicised culture — it's pervasive and affects day-to-day working life significantly. The organisation suffers from clear in-group favouritism at the leadership level, where certain groups are visibly preferred for opportunities, recognition, and advancement. This creates an uneven playing field and quietly damages morale for those outside those circles. Leadership collaboration leaves a lot to be desired. In four years, I didn't experience a single structured team-building or bonding initiative — a telling sign of how little investment goes into people and team cohesion. Perhaps most concerning is the approach to compliance. Raising legitimate concerns or challenging existing practices is met with significant resistance from senior stakeholders, rather than genuine engagement. A culture where pushback replaces accountability is one worth approaching with caution.

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