Software Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York
Process
You receive a coding challenge administered via HackerRank.
The coding challenge has two questions and you have two hours to complete it.
These questions range from easy-medium on LeetCode, generally one easy question and one medium one.
Questions
On an infinite plane, a robot initially stands at (0, 0) and faces north. The robot can receive one of three instructions:
- "G": go straight 1 unit;
- "L": turn 90 degrees to the left;
- "R": turn 90 degrees to the right.
The robot performs the instructions given in order and repeats them forever.
Return true if and only if there exists a circle in the plane such that the robot never leaves the circle.
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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
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
Candidates reported having good feelings for Goldman Sachs's Software Engineer interview process in New York, New York.
Goldman Sachs Work Experiences
- 2.0Just so soSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesFebruary 19, 2021Pros: I think it's okay, decent pay and work.Cons: Too much politics in the office.
- 5.0Great Team, Long HoursSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesNovember 4, 2022Pros: Good work culture, nice team members.Cons: Longer work hours than a normal tech company.
- 3.0Decent Place To Work, But Can Definitely Be BetterSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesApril 13, 2021Pros: People are open to receiving and giving constructive feedback regularly. For Software Engineers specifically, you get the chance to work on a lot of different parts of software development: * Gathering user requirements * Translating the requirements into code * Testing * Deploying technologyCons: Low pay compared to competitors in the tech industry. Even the top performers were making less than the average performer at competing tech companies. Reviews and bonuses can be arbitrary and be based off of office politics. Some of the tooling can feel a bit outdated as well.
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