Goldman Sachs

Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience

September 11, 2019

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The process includes simple coding exercises, followed by a video interview with five ethical questions.

I have not yet received an offer for in-person interviews.

The coding exercises are on HackerRank and are very straightforward.

Questions

A classmate has an answer key to the final and is studying with it. What do you do?

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 94 interview experiences for the Goldman Sachs Software Engineer (Internship) role in United States.

Success Rate

14%

Pass Rate

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

Experience Rating

Positive53%

Neutral37%

Negative10%

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

Goldman Sachs Work Experiences

Good Scrum, High Bonus, Hectic

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

February 12, 2022

Pros: They strictly follow Scrum rules, which leaves the developer to work at their capacity and not more than that. Unlimited sick leave. Huge cash bonuses.

Cons: Sometimes it will feel hectic, depending on the type of role that you are in inside Goldman.

Good Scrum, High Bonus, Hectic

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

February 12, 2022

Pros: They strictly follow Scrum rules, which leaves the developer to work at their capacity and not more than that. Unlimited sick leave. Huge cash bonuses.

Cons: Sometimes it will feel hectic, depending on the type of role that you are in inside Goldman.

Ambitious, Productive, But Stressed

Sr .net developer • Current Employee

February 14, 2024

Pros: Good, ambitious, productive, friendly, efficient.

Cons: Work hours, growth, flexibility, stress, inactive.

Ambitious, Productive, But Stressed

Sr .net developer • Current Employee

February 14, 2024

Pros: Good, ambitious, productive, friendly, efficient.

Cons: Work hours, growth, flexibility, stress, inactive.

Culture is changing

VP-Technology • Former Employee

Jersey City, New Jersey, United States

Pros: Challenging assignments and work with some of the smartest people.

Cons: An ingrained culture where senior management isn't challenged, and where experience and soft skills are valued less and less.

Culture is changing

VP-Technology • Former Employee

Jersey City, New Jersey, United States

Pros: Challenging assignments and work with some of the smartest people.

Cons: An ingrained culture where senior management isn't challenged, and where experience and soft skills are valued less and less.

Good Scrum, High Bonus, Hectic

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

February 12, 2022

Pros: They strictly follow Scrum rules, which leaves the developer to work at their capacity and not more than that. Unlimited sick leave. Huge cash bonuses.

Cons: Sometimes it will feel hectic, depending on the type of role that you are in inside Goldman.

4.0
Good Scrum, High Bonus, Hectic
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
February 12, 2022
Pros: They strictly follow Scrum rules, which leaves the developer to work at their capacity and not more than that. Unlimited sick leave. Huge cash bonuses.
Cons: Sometimes it will feel hectic, depending on the type of role that you are in inside Goldman.

Ambitious, Productive, But Stressed

Sr .net developer • Current Employee

February 14, 2024

Pros: Good, ambitious, productive, friendly, efficient.

Cons: Work hours, growth, flexibility, stress, inactive.

5.0
Ambitious, Productive, But Stressed
Sr .net developer • Current Employee
February 14, 2024
Pros: Good, ambitious, productive, friendly, efficient.
Cons: Work hours, growth, flexibility, stress, inactive.

Culture is changing

VP-Technology • Former Employee

Jersey City, New Jersey, United States

Pros: Challenging assignments and work with some of the smartest people.

Cons: An ingrained culture where senior management isn't challenged, and where experience and soft skills are valued less and less.

3.0
Culture is changing
VP-Technology • Former Employee
Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
July 17, 2019
Pros: Challenging assignments and work with some of the smartest people.
Cons: An ingrained culture where senior management isn't challenged, and where experience and soft skills are valued less and less.

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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