Goldman Sachs

Java Developer Interview Experience

March 1, 2018

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Phone Interview: HR asked general questions about my resume and work experience.
CoderPad: Online live coding assessment with a software developer at AYCO on a simultaneous call (1 hour long).
Onsite Interview

Questions

General Resume Discussion for the First Round

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 15 interview experiences for the Goldman Sachs Java Developer role in United States.

Success Rate

13%

Pass Rate

Goldman Sachs's interview process for their Java Developer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive47%

Neutral33%

Negative20%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Goldman Sachs's Java Developer interview process in United States.

Goldman Sachs Work Experiences

Good bonus and career growth, but no work-life balance

Java Developer • Current Employee

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

January 20, 2021

Pros: Good career growth. Good hike and bonus. Highly competitive environment.

Cons: No work-life balance. Too much workload and stress. Dirty politics.

Good bonus and career growth, but no work-life balance

Java Developer • Current Employee

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

January 20, 2021

Pros: Good career growth. Good hike and bonus. Highly competitive environment.

Cons: No work-life balance. Too much workload and stress. Dirty politics.

Good Tech, Shifting Team

Java Developer • Current Employee

New York, New York, United States

November 30, 2015

Pros: They follow the standard process of software development. A big team with the latest technology you can use.

Cons: Unfortunately, they have an 18-month contract limit now. And people shifting quickly, with different people having different coding styles, makes the code hard to understand.

Good Tech, Shifting Team

Java Developer • Current Employee

New York, New York, United States

November 30, 2015

Pros: They follow the standard process of software development. A big team with the latest technology you can use.

Cons: Unfortunately, they have an 18-month contract limit now. And people shifting quickly, with different people having different coding styles, makes the code hard to understand.

Vice President - Technology Project Manager

Vice President - Technology • Former Employee

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Pros: Excellent environment to work in. Smart people around you to work with. Pick-up and drop services if needed. Excellent career opportunities and learning.

Cons: Meeting at odd timings, if you are part of a global team, is the biggest challenge. Work-life balance is the biggest challenge.

Vice President - Technology Project Manager

Vice President - Technology • Former Employee

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Pros: Excellent environment to work in. Smart people around you to work with. Pick-up and drop services if needed. Excellent career opportunities and learning.

Cons: Meeting at odd timings, if you are part of a global team, is the biggest challenge. Work-life balance is the biggest challenge.

Good bonus and career growth, but no work-life balance

Java Developer • Current Employee

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

January 20, 2021

Pros: Good career growth. Good hike and bonus. Highly competitive environment.

Cons: No work-life balance. Too much workload and stress. Dirty politics.

3.0
Good bonus and career growth, but no work-life balance
Java Developer • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
January 20, 2021
Pros: Good career growth. Good hike and bonus. Highly competitive environment.
Cons: No work-life balance. Too much workload and stress. Dirty politics.

Good Tech, Shifting Team

Java Developer • Current Employee

New York, New York, United States

November 30, 2015

Pros: They follow the standard process of software development. A big team with the latest technology you can use.

Cons: Unfortunately, they have an 18-month contract limit now. And people shifting quickly, with different people having different coding styles, makes the code hard to understand.

3.0
Good Tech, Shifting Team
Java Developer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
November 30, 2015
Pros: They follow the standard process of software development. A big team with the latest technology you can use.
Cons: Unfortunately, they have an 18-month contract limit now. And people shifting quickly, with different people having different coding styles, makes the code hard to understand.

Vice President - Technology Project Manager

Vice President - Technology • Former Employee

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Pros: Excellent environment to work in. Smart people around you to work with. Pick-up and drop services if needed. Excellent career opportunities and learning.

Cons: Meeting at odd timings, if you are part of a global team, is the biggest challenge. Work-life balance is the biggest challenge.

4.0
Vice President - Technology Project Manager
Vice President - Technology • Former Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
June 16, 2015
Pros: Excellent environment to work in. Smart people around you to work with. Pick-up and drop services if needed. Excellent career opportunities and learning.
Cons: Meeting at odd timings, if you are part of a global team, is the biggest challenge. Work-life balance is the biggest challenge.

Goldman Sachs Interview Questions

Trapping Rain Water

Given an array representing the height of bars, calculate how much water can be trapped between them after rain. Think about finding the maximum height to the left and right of each bar.

ArraysTwo PointersDynamic ProgrammingStacks

Minimum Path Sum

Find the minimum sum of a path from the top-left to the bottom-right corner of a grid. You can only move down or right at each step.

ArraysDynamic Programming

First Unique Character in a String

Find the first character in a string that appears only once. If no such character exists, return a specified value.

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