Goldman Sachs

Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience

September 2, 2019

Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Applied online in mid-August and received the OA the next day.

The OA consisted of a HackerRank assessment with 3 problems and a 90-minute time limit.

The difficulty of the problems was average, though the time limit was a bit intense.

I was able to pass all the test cases for these problems.

After submitting the answers, I have not heard anything from GS since then.

Questions

HackerRank 3 programming problems

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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

It's great working

Software Developer Intern • Current Employee

London, England, United Kingdom

February 7, 2022

Pros: Great salaries and opportunities for many people in technology and business.

Cons: The cost of living is unexpectedly high.

It's great working

Software Developer Intern • Current Employee

London, England, United Kingdom

February 7, 2022

Pros: Great salaries and opportunities for many people in technology and business.

Cons: The cost of living is unexpectedly high.

Good People, Limited Innovation

Software Associate • Current Employee

London, England, United Kingdom

October 22, 2023

Pros: Good people. Invested in growth. Okay benefits.

Cons: No innovation. Pay/work ratio could be better.

Good People, Limited Innovation

Software Associate • Current Employee

London, England, United Kingdom

October 22, 2023

Pros: Good people. Invested in growth. Okay benefits.

Cons: No innovation. Pay/work ratio could be better.

A lot of posturing as a tech company, but not much to show for it

Vice President - Technology • Former Employee

New York, New York, United States

November 15, 2022

Pros: * Prestigious name * Windfall compensation (some years) * Some brilliant co-workers, from every pocket of the world and New York

Cons: * Terribly political. * Incompetent, non-technical leadership heading technical organizations. * Opaque compensation process with mandatory tiering, which is illegal in some countries. * A lot of fairly stupid colleagues chasing Patrick Bateman fantasies.

A lot of posturing as a tech company, but not much to show for it

Vice President - Technology • Former Employee

New York, New York, United States

November 15, 2022

Pros: * Prestigious name * Windfall compensation (some years) * Some brilliant co-workers, from every pocket of the world and New York

Cons: * Terribly political. * Incompetent, non-technical leadership heading technical organizations. * Opaque compensation process with mandatory tiering, which is illegal in some countries. * A lot of fairly stupid colleagues chasing Patrick Bateman fantasies.

It's great working

Software Developer Intern • Current Employee

London, England, United Kingdom

February 7, 2022

Pros: Great salaries and opportunities for many people in technology and business.

Cons: The cost of living is unexpectedly high.

4.0
It's great working
Software Developer Intern • Current Employee
London, England, United Kingdom
February 7, 2022
Pros: Great salaries and opportunities for many people in technology and business.
Cons: The cost of living is unexpectedly high.

Good People, Limited Innovation

Software Associate • Current Employee

London, England, United Kingdom

October 22, 2023

Pros: Good people. Invested in growth. Okay benefits.

Cons: No innovation. Pay/work ratio could be better.

3.0
Good People, Limited Innovation
Software Associate • Current Employee
London, England, United Kingdom
October 22, 2023
Pros: Good people. Invested in growth. Okay benefits.
Cons: No innovation. Pay/work ratio could be better.

A lot of posturing as a tech company, but not much to show for it

Vice President - Technology • Former Employee

New York, New York, United States

November 15, 2022

Pros: * Prestigious name * Windfall compensation (some years) * Some brilliant co-workers, from every pocket of the world and New York

Cons: * Terribly political. * Incompetent, non-technical leadership heading technical organizations. * Opaque compensation process with mandatory tiering, which is illegal in some countries. * A lot of fairly stupid colleagues chasing Patrick Bateman fantasies.

3.0
A lot of posturing as a tech company, but not much to show for it
Vice President - Technology • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
November 15, 2022
Pros: * Prestigious name * Windfall compensation (some years) * Some brilliant co-workers, from every pocket of the world and New York
Cons: * Terribly political. * Incompetent, non-technical leadership heading technical organizations. * Opaque compensation process with mandatory tiering, which is illegal in some countries. * A lot of fairly stupid colleagues chasing Patrick Bateman fantasies.

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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