Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - London, United Kingdom
February 1, 2018
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Several coding tests online to solve a problem with your preferred language, followed by a numerical test.
Then there was a webcam interview, which was pre-recorded.
Final stage: a one-to-one interview on-site.
Questions
Projects you have done in university?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 10 interview experiences for the Goldman Sachs Software Engineer (Internship) role in London, United Kingdom.
Success Rate
20%
Pass Rate
Goldman Sachs's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in London, the United Kingdom is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive50%
Neutral30%
Negative20%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Goldman Sachs's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in London, United Kingdom.
Goldman Sachs Work Experiences
3.0
Experience highly dependent on team
Software Engineer • Current Employee
London, England, United Kingdom
November 17, 2025
Pros: - Some really good teams (but difficult to find)
- Good pay
- Some amazing managers
Cons: - A lot of boring teams requiring deep financial knowledge (as a SWE, I don't care about these things).
- A lot of politics.
- Slow-moving projects due to many interdependencies between internal products.
5.0
Great company to work with
Data Centre Engineer • Current Employee
London, England, United Kingdom
March 21, 2021
Pros: Excellent place to work for, and a very helpful environment.
Cons: Can’t think of anything negative, as far as I know.
3.0
Smart Team, Boring Projects
Software Engineer • Current Employee
London, England, United Kingdom
January 16, 2024
Pros: Okay, compensation and opportunity to work with smart people.
Cons: A lot of the projects are not interesting.
- 3.0Experience highly dependent on teamSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomNovember 17, 2025Pros: - Some really good teams (but difficult to find) - Good pay - Some amazing managersCons: - A lot of boring teams requiring deep financial knowledge (as a SWE, I don't care about these things). - A lot of politics. - Slow-moving projects due to many interdependencies between internal products.
- 5.0Great company to work withData Centre Engineer • Current EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomMarch 21, 2021Pros: Excellent place to work for, and a very helpful environment.Cons: Can’t think of anything negative, as far as I know.
- 3.0Smart Team, Boring ProjectsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomJanuary 16, 2024Pros: Okay, compensation and opportunity to work with smart people.Cons: A lot of the projects are not interesting.
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