Java Developer Interview Experience - United States
May 1, 2020
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Applied through a staffing agency.
- Two Coderpad online interviews.
- Friendly and helpful recruiters.
- Direct Leetcode easy, medium, and hard level questions.
- Basic Java knowledge questions.
- In-depth resume questions on past experience and challenges.
Questions
- Most recent project and difficulties faced
- Second smallest number
- Number of islands problem
- Hashmap design problem in O(1) complexity
- Pangram problem
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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
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.
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.
4.0
Smart people, high salary
Software Engineer • Former Employee
December 1, 2025
Pros: All teammates were really smart, and the company offered a high salary.
Cons: The working hours could be long for night calls.
- 3.0Good bonus and career growth, but no work-life balanceJava Developer • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaJanuary 20, 2021Pros: Good career growth. Good hike and bonus. Highly competitive environment.Cons: No work-life balance. Too much workload and stress. Dirty politics.
- 3.0Good Tech, Shifting TeamJava Developer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesNovember 30, 2015Pros: 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.
- 4.0Smart people, high salarySoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeDecember 1, 2025Pros: All teammates were really smart, and the company offered a high salary.Cons: The working hours could be long for night calls.
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