Bloomberg Frankfurt May 2025 | Senior SWE | Phone screen
Summary
I had a 1-hour phone screen for a Senior SWE role at Bloomberg in Frankfurt. The interview involved a 30-minute resume discussion and a 30-minute coding session on HackerRank, where I tackled a problem similar to 'Minimum Remove to Make Valid Parentheses'. Despite solving it, I was rejected in a week.
Full Experience
The interview was 1 hour long. 30 mins for resume, 30 mins for coding. HackerRank was used. Got this problem https://leetcode.com/problems/minimum-remove-to-make-valid-parentheses/description/ Description was slightly changed, but the approach for solving remained the same. Figured out the approach, implemented the solution. Got rejected in a week.
Interview Questions (1)
Minimum Remove to Make Valid Parentheses
I was given a coding problem on HackerRank. It was described as being similar to LeetCode problem 1249, 'Minimum Remove to Make Valid Parentheses'. The description had minor changes, but the core approach to solve it was the same.