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Goldman Sachs Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Updated 31 Jan 2025

Top Goldman Sachs Interview Questions and Answers

  • Q1. Ninja and the Game of Words In this game, Ninja is provided with a string STR that might contain spaces, and a list or array WORDS consisting of N word strings. Ninja's ...read more
    asked in Analyst interview
  • Q2. Replace Node With Depth Problem Statement For a given Binary Tree of integers, replace each of its data with the depth of the tree. The root is at depth 0, hence the roo ...read more
    asked in Software Developer Intern interview
  • Q3. Word Search Problem Statement Given a two-dimensional grid of size N x M consisting of upper case characters and a string 'WORD', determine how many times the 'WORD' app ...read more
    asked in Software Analyst interview
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Goldman Sachs Interview Experiences

Popular Designations

376 interviews found

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

90min
numerical reasoning,
logical reasoning,
reading comprehension
,abstract reasoning

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Coding,
aptitude,
computer fundamentals,
competitive coding

Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Write a code for quick sort
  • Ans. 

    Quick sort is a popular sorting algorithm that uses divide and conquer strategy.

    • Divide the array into two sub-arrays based on a pivot element

    • Recursively sort the sub-arrays

    • Combine the sorted sub-arrays

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Write a code to swap two numbers by using only 2 variables
  • Ans. 

    Swap two numbers using only 2 variables

    • Use XOR operation to swap two numbers without using a third variable

    • Example: a = 5, b = 10; a = a ^ b; b = a ^ b; a = a ^ b; // a = 10, b = 5

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - do check previous interview questions

Skills evaluated in this interview

Summer Intern Analyst Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. write a code to swap two numbers by using only 2 variables
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Associate Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 28 Sep 2024

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-

I applied via Company Website

Round 1 - Coding Test 

1st was HackerRank OA. 2nd round was Coder Pad round.

Top Goldman Sachs Associate Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. What are immutable classes? Write an immutable class.
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Associate Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. What is mean of TTR & why required for powder coating process ?
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Summer Analyst Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 20 Dec 2024

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before Dec 2023. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

An aptitude test consisting of around 50 questions

Round 2 - Coding Test 

2 coding problems med to hard

Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Graph based question
  • Q2. Stack based question
Round 4 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. CS core concepts
  • Q2. OS, OOPS, Networking

Summer Intern Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 26 Apr 2024

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Oct 2023. There were 5 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Mix of all sorts of puzzles , qualitative and quantitative questions

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Hackerank test with 2 coding questions and technical based mcqs

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Medium to high level dsa interview questions
Round 4 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basics about OOPS , OS and made to write SQL Queries along with DSA Questions
Round 5 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Given one Coding question-Topological Sorting

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Revise DSA extreme well as good level dsa questions are asked

Summer Intern Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. There are 8 bottles of milk out of which one bottle is poisoned. What will be the minimum number of persons required to find the poisoned bottle if the person dies within 24 hours of drinking the poison. You have only 24 hours.
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Senior Associate Interview Questions & Answers

user image Sanagapalli Manoj Kumar Gupta

posted on 5 Jul 2024

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Jan 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Online test on hackerrank,after few weeks I received call for next round

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Arrays based DSA question
  • Q2. Josephus problem

Senior Associate Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. On an average, how many invoices can you process in a day?
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Get interview-ready with Top Goldman Sachs Interview Questions

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed in Feb 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. How much notice for a Superday?
Round 2 - Group Discussion 

Two 30 min interviews with 2 VPs

Financial Controller Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. What is goodwill, how to calculate, what is negative goodwill, how to recognise in case of business combination?
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Jobs at Goldman Sachs

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Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed in Jul 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

2 DSA questions were asked,one was of binary search and another was of cycle linked list

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Keep your DSA strong

Front end Developer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Non-Decreasing Array Problem Statement Given an integer array ARR of size N, determine if it can be transformed into a non-decreasing array by modifying at most one element. An array is defined as non-decreasing if ARR[i] <= ARR[i + 1] f... read more
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Interview experience
2
Poor
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

1st round was online coding test with 1 DSA problem and one OOPs based problem

Associate Engineer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Count Ways To Reach The N-th Stair Problem Statement You are given a number of stairs, N. Starting at the 0th stair, you need to reach the Nth stair. Each time you can either climb one step or two steps. You have to return the number of dis... read more
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Associate Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 9 May 2024

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed in Nov 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Process knowledge checked
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Asked more about relevant domain general questions on sactions, KYC, risk AML
Round 3 - Final round 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Why do you want to leave current organisation?

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Just be confident and with clear thoughts. Nobody is seeking someone who knows everything. They are seeking someone who wants to learn and apply and can do it.
Good comunication skills is a must. Helps allot

Top Goldman Sachs Associate Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. What are immutable classes? Write an immutable class.
View answer (1)

Associate Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. What is mean of TTR & why required for powder coating process ?
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Analyst Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 21 Aug 2024

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Feb 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Walk me through resume
  • Ans. 

    Experienced analyst with expertise in data analysis, financial modeling, and market research.

    • Started career as a financial analyst at XYZ Company

    • Led team in developing complex financial models to forecast revenue

    • Conducted market research to identify new business opportunities

    • Presented findings to senior management to drive strategic decision-making

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What is a strength of yours
  • Ans. 

    One of my strengths is my ability to analyze complex data and identify key insights.

    • Strong analytical skills

    • Ability to think critically and problem-solve

    • Experience with data analysis tools such as Excel or Tableau

  • Answered by AI

Top Goldman Sachs Analyst Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. Ninja And The Game Of Words Ninja and his friend playing a game in which his friend gave him a string ‘STR’ that can contain spaces and a List/Array ‘WORDS’ which is of type string containing ‘N’ strings of words. Ninja’s task is to count t... read more
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Analyst Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. N-th Fibonacci NumberYou are given an integer ‘N’, your task is to find and return the N’th Fibonacci number using matrix exponentiation. Since the answer can be very large, return the answer modulo 10^9 +7. Fibonacci number is calculated u... read more
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Goldman Sachs Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Goldman Sachs interview?
Goldman Sachs interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Goldman Sachs interview process are One-on-one Round, Technical and Coding Test.
How to prepare for Goldman Sachs interview?
Go through your CV in detail and study all the technologies mentioned in your CV. Prepare at least two technologies or languages in depth if you are appearing for a technical interview at Goldman Sachs. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Goldman Sachs expect are Investment Banking, HTML, Investment Management, Risk Management and Software Asset Management.
What are the top questions asked in Goldman Sachs interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the Goldman Sachs interview -

  1. Good old standard problem: Playing number game with your friend to select any o...read more
  2. Given a tank with liquid, and there are flows in and out, inflow is U and outfl...read more
  3. Given 10 balls which weigh the same, except for one, and a beam balance, what i...read more
How long is the Goldman Sachs interview process?

The duration of Goldman Sachs interview process can vary, but typically it takes about less than 2 weeks to complete.

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