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Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - Bengaluru, Karnataka

July 1, 2021
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Interview Rounds:

  • HackerRank test: LeetCode Medium, LeetCode Hard (2 hours)
  • CoderPad round: LeetCode Medium, LeetCode Hard (1 hour). Need to pass test cases (limited test cases).
  • LLD + LRU Cache
  • Spring Questions + HLD
  • HLD + LeetCode Medium
  • HM 30 mins (15 mins System Design)

6th Round (HM):

The Hiring Manager asked why I had changed two companies, with two years of experience in each. He automatically assumed I would leave Goldman Sachs in two years. The interview went downhill from there. A system design question was asked to be answered in 15 minutes (system design was already asked in previous rounds). When I presented him a working system within the limited time, he said, "I was expecting to see what trade-offs you will make." Surely he could design such a system in 15 minutes with all trade-offs covered (why are you even hiring people with system design skills if you can make such systems yourself in 15 minutes?). He was 2 minutes late to the interview and, towards the end, when he had made up his mind to reject me, was a little rude to cut me off and say, "You have 2 minutes to ask me any questions."

Questions

Make sure you practice mind reading for the Hiring Manager round.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 10 interview experiences for the Goldman Sachs Senior Software Engineer role in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

Success Rate

10%
Pass Rate

Goldman Sachs's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in Bengaluru, Karnataka is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive30%
Neutral10%
Negative60%

Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Goldman Sachs's Senior Software Engineer interview process in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

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