When does Bloomberg post internships?

Software engineering internships open in late summer or early fall for the next summer, with rolling interviews through the fall. Past postings listed early November deadlines, but seats can fill sooner.

Does Bloomberg assign interns to a team before interviews?

No. Engineering intern and entry-level roles are not specific to a team. Bloomberg learns your skills and interests during the process and matches you with a team afterward.

What is the Bloomberg software engineering intern interview like?

Candidates report two collaborative technical interviews on data structures and algorithms, then a manager or senior engineer conversation and an HR round. Interviewers expect you to explain your reasoning as you code, in whatever language you choose.

Does Bloomberg have programs for freshmen and sophomores?

It has run First Year Insights and a Sophomore Externship, which gives early access to internship applications. The Engineering Accelerator fast-tracks participants to the technical interview for engineering internships.

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Bloomberg internships: when they open and how to apply

In New York, few companies take more software engineering interns than Bloomberg, and it hires them with no team assigned: you interview for engineering in general and get matched later. Business-side interns learn the Bloomberg Terminal in the Analytics & Sales and Global Data programs.

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Internships and programs at Bloomberg

The early-career programs it runs for students and recent graduates, by the names it uses for them.

Software Engineer Internship: A summer internship posted by office and year, with the largest cohorts in New York and others in Princeton, London, Tokyo, and elsewhere. Interns own a project with a full-time engineer as mentor, and many come back as full-time software engineers.
Analytics & Sales Internship: The main business-side internship, where financial markets, technology, and clients meet. Interns learn the Terminal in depth and support the analytics help desk and the sales teams that serve subscribers.
Global Data Internship: An internship on the teams that research, collect, and quality-check the financial data behind the Terminal. Good fit for students who like markets and data analysis more than software development.
Engineering Accelerator: A mentoring program where students meet weekly one on one with a Bloomberg engineer to build coding and interview skills, with workshops and mock interviews. Finishers skip the phone screen and go straight to the technical interview stage for engineering internships. Eligibility has been limited in past years, so check the current criteria.
Early engagement programs: Bloomberg has run programs for first and second year students, including First Year Insights, a series of professional development workshops, and a Sophomore Externship that gives externs early access to apply for the next summer's internships.

When Bloomberg posts internships

Engineering internships for the next summer open in late summer or early fall, and interviews run through the fall. Past New York software engineering intern postings listed early November deadlines, but interviews are rolling and the class can fill well before that.

Analytics & Sales and Global Data follow a similar fall window, with some regions and programs opening later. Early engagement programs for first and second years recruit in the winter and spring, well ahead of the main cycle.

Who can apply

Software engineering internships are for students pursuing a degree in computer science or a similar field who will return to school after the summer. Each posting states the graduation window it accepts. Interviews are language-agnostic: pick whatever you code in best.

Interns are hired in the U.S., Europe, and Asia, with separate postings per office. Business internships take a wide range of majors, though interest in financial markets is expected.

The interview process

Bloomberg describes its technical interviews as collaborative: an engineer works through open-ended problems with you, starting over Zoom, and cares more about your reasoning than syntax. Candidates report two technical rounds on data structures and algorithms at roughly LeetCode medium, then a conversation with a senior engineer or manager and an HR round.

Since roles are not tied to a team, the later stages are where Bloomberg learns your interests and finds you a team. Almost every interviewer asks some version of why Bloomberg. Have a specific answer about the Terminal, its data, or its engineering problems.

Tips for applying to Bloomberg

Talk through your approach out loud. Bloomberg's engineers are coached to guide you, and silence makes that harder.
Prepare a real answer to why Bloomberg. It comes up in nearly every round.
If you qualify for the Engineering Accelerator, do it. Skipping the screening interview is a real head start.
For Analytics & Sales, show you follow markets. Interviewers look for curiosity about how clients use financial data.

Bloomberg internship questions

When does Bloomberg post internships?: Software engineering internships open in late summer or early fall for the next summer, with rolling interviews through the fall. Past postings listed early November deadlines, but seats can fill sooner.
Does Bloomberg assign interns to a team before interviews?: No. Engineering intern and entry-level roles are not specific to a team. Bloomberg learns your skills and interests during the process and matches you with a team afterward.
What is the Bloomberg software engineering intern interview like?: Candidates report two collaborative technical interviews on data structures and algorithms, then a manager or senior engineer conversation and an HR round. Interviewers expect you to explain your reasoning as you code, in whatever language you choose.
Does Bloomberg have programs for freshmen and sophomores?: It has run First Year Insights and a Sophomore Externship, which gives early access to internship applications. The Engineering Accelerator fast-tracks participants to the technical interview for engineering internships.