Goldman Sachs

Software Engineer Interview Experience

January 1, 2017

Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied online and was accepted into the technical online test.

Following that was the online video interview, which primarily consisted of behavioral questions.

Each question required a 2-minute answer, with a 30-second preparation time beforehand.

Questions

How do you approach criticism?

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 284 interview experiences for the Goldman Sachs Software Engineer role in United States.

Success Rate

13%

Pass Rate

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

Experience Rating

Positive42%

Neutral37%

Negative21%

Candidates reported having good feelings for Goldman Sachs's Software Engineer interview process in United States.

Goldman Sachs Work Experiences

Helpful People, Late Meetings

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Singapore, Singapore

Pros: Culture is great here. People are helpful.

Cons: Night meetings, because it is a global company.

Helpful People, Late Meetings

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Singapore, Singapore

Pros: Culture is great here. People are helpful.

Cons: Night meetings, because it is a global company.

Exceptional Experience, No Downsides

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Hyderābād, Telangana, India

Pros: Nice, best, good, fine, okay.

Cons: Not any downside I can find.

Exceptional Experience, No Downsides

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Hyderābād, Telangana, India

Pros: Nice, best, good, fine, okay.

Cons: Not any downside I can find.

Great Culture, Motivating Team

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Pros: Good culture, hardworking, motivating, helpful.

Cons: Can't imagine any cons.

Great Culture, Motivating Team

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Pros: Good culture, hardworking, motivating, helpful.

Cons: Can't imagine any cons.

Helpful People, Late Meetings

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Singapore, Singapore

Pros: Culture is great here. People are helpful.

Cons: Night meetings, because it is a global company.

5.0
Helpful People, Late Meetings
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Singapore, Singapore
June 6, 2024
Pros: Culture is great here. People are helpful.
Cons: Night meetings, because it is a global company.

Exceptional Experience, No Downsides

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Hyderābād, Telangana, India

Pros: Nice, best, good, fine, okay.

Cons: Not any downside I can find.

5.0
Exceptional Experience, No Downsides
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Hyderābād, Telangana, India
June 26, 2023
Pros: Nice, best, good, fine, okay.
Cons: Not any downside I can find.

Great Culture, Motivating Team

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Pros: Good culture, hardworking, motivating, helpful.

Cons: Can't imagine any cons.

5.0
Great Culture, Motivating Team
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
May 20, 2021
Pros: Good culture, hardworking, motivating, helpful.
Cons: Can't imagine any cons.

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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