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Software Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York

December 1, 2009
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Process

I was contacted on LinkedIn to fill a position in a software development group focused on trade optimization strategies. The group has an extremely high skillset, with members who are very "algorithmically literate" and focus on functional programming, mathematics, and highly parallel computation.

The compensation plan for developers is similar to that of traders: a small base (by New York standards) with a very significant variable bonus.

Questions

Describe the basics of the lambda calculus and type theory underlying languages such as Lisp and Haskell.

Write a program that performs Newton's Method to approximate the root of an arbitrary function.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 63 interview experiences for the Goldman Sachs Software Engineer role in New York, New York.

Success Rate

19%
Pass Rate

Goldman Sachs's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in New York, New York is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive41%
Neutral38%
Negative21%

Candidates reported having good feelings for Goldman Sachs's Software Engineer interview process in New York, New York.

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