Goldman Sachs interview experience Real time questions & tips from candidates to crack your interview
SDE - Intern
Goldman Sachs
3 rounds | 2 Coding
problems
Selected Interview preparation journey
Preparation
Duration: 10 months
Topics: Python, Data Structure, Operations in Binary trees, arrays, stacks and linked lists, CS fundamentals, optimization of algorithms.
Tip 1 : Be honest about your skills and work experiences,especially prepare a good answer for the question "Tell me about yourself"
Tip 2 : Take whatever guidance you can get from seniors, faculty and your mentors.
Tip 3 : work on dynamic projects
Tip:4 : Try to write good and effective answers for the paragraph-based questions in the technical round.
Tip:5 : At the end always ask questions to the interviewer which shows your passion and interest to work in the company
Tip:6 : Always do some background search on the company you are applying for.
Application process
Where: Campus
Eligibility: No criteria
Tip 1 : Being honest about your achievements and projects
Tip 2 : Do not mention unnecessary details, only relevant details and information about the post you are applying for must be mentioned in your resume.
Tip 3 : Mention your unique qulities.
Tip 4 : Include 5-10 skills in the resume, and do highlight your most important skills and achievements.
Interview rounds
01
Round
Medium
Online Coding Test
Duration90 minutes
Interview date12 Jan 2021
Coding problem1
This test was conducted on the Hackerrank platform, it was divided into 6 sections which contained a total of 66 questions with an overall time limit of 90 minutes, There was video proctoring, and changing sections were allowed.
The sections were-
Numerical Computations — 8 questions
Numerical Reasoning -12 questions
Comprehension — 10 questions
Abstract Reasoning — 12 questions
Diagrammatic Reasoning — 12 questions
Logical Reasoning — 12 questions
1. Convert A Given Number To Words
Easy
15m average time
80% success
0/40
Asked in companies
Given an integer number ‘num’. Your task is to convert ‘num’ into a word.
Suppose the given number ‘num’ is ‘9823’ then you have to return a string “nine thousand eight hundred twenty three” that is word conversion of the given ‘num’ 9823.
02
Round
Easy
Online Coding Test
Duration150 minutes
Interview date20 Feb 2021
Coding problem0
The test contained 2 coding problems. One easier and the other a medium. Then there was quantitative aptitude which included MCQ's related to concepts of mathematics. It aslo included MCQ's related to concepts of computes science and advanced programming which had a hard programming question on advanced data structure and algorithms.
Finally the test included two paragraph based behavioural subjective questions.
03
Round
Easy
Video Call
Duration45 Minutes
Interview date10 Mar 2021
Coding problem1
The interview started at 12 in the noon.
The interviewer seemed very cheerful. He began by greeting and asked me for a quick introduction.
Then he talked about the various projects I have mentioned in my resume and what further improvements I was going to make in my projects. Further he started asking questions on fundamentals of Data Structures and Algorithms, few questions on operating syatem and gave a problem statement on DSA.
1. Pair Sum
Easy
15m average time
85% success
0/40
Asked in companies
You are given an array/list ‘ARR’ consisting of ‘N’ distinct integers arranged in ascending order. You are also given an integer ‘TARGET’. Your task is to count all the distinct pairs in ‘ARR’ such that their sum is equal to ‘TARGET’.
Note:
1. Pair (x,y) and Pair(y,x) are considered as the same pair.
2. If there exists no such pair with sum equals to 'TARGET', then return -1.
Example:
Let ‘ARR’ = [1 2 3] and ‘TARGET’ = 4. Then, there exists only one pair in ‘ARR’ with a sum of 4 which is (1, 3). (1, 3) and (3, 1) are counted as only one pair.
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