Goldman Sachs Interview Experiences & Questions
7 real Goldman Sachs interviews shared by candidates: every round, the questions they were asked, how they answered, and whether they got the offer. Latest: Aug 2026.
What to expect at Goldman Sachs
Based on 7 real interviews
By role
The Goldman Sachs interview process
Most common round types: Behavioral (3), Coding (1), Data Structures & Algorithms (1), System Design (1), Product Design (1), Product Strategy (1).
Real Goldman Sachs interview questions
- Sort a doubly linked list using merge sort.
- Minimum Cost to Connect Sticks
- What is the project you are most proud of?
- How would you design a travel booking app?
- Questions on cloud native development and deployment.
- Design an e-commerce website.
- What do you hate about product management?
- Questions based on my background
- Some basic python coding like lists, sorting list without duplicating or 3rd variable
- Implement k-means clustering.
- Tell me about yourself.
- Tell me about your work experience
- String Leetcode Easy
- About visa status and salary compensation
- What are your salary expectations?
- Design a distributed logging system.
- Implement Trie
- Questions about experience
- Design a notification system.
- HR culture fit questions
- What are the technologies you work with?
- How many years of experience do you have in Java?
- Do you have DevOps and cloud experience?
- Basic questions on SLDC
- CI/CD questions
- Implement BFS traversal.
- Implement DFS traversal.
- Behavioral questions using STAR
- Do you require visa sponsorship?
- What is the difference between virtual accounts and notional pooling?
- What are the needs of the modern treasurer?
- What are the challenges to the modern treasurer?
- What is a project you're most proud of?
- What are some recent trends you've come across in liquidity solutions?
- Where have you used AI in your product workflows?
- What experience do you have in automating workflows?
- Tell me about your past projects.
- Basic if else questions
All 7 Goldman Sachs interview experiences
“Overall, the interview process was structured and covered a good mix of DSA, software engineering practices, system design, and behavioral/team-fit discussions. I went through five rounds, and the…”
“Rigorous process, DSA questions for data engineering team. Cloud native questions and behavious. Team meeting, and vibe coding.”
“It was overall good experience. Except you have 4 rounds continuously. What went well? Asking them solid questions and being able to come up with a working solution. What didn’t go well? Not…”
“5 rounds in total - Recruiter call, Initial Phone Screen, Superday with 2 Technical Rounds with 2 separate teams, 90mins each, Final Round with Hiring Manager”
“It was a long process, took ages to schedule interviews. Did not receive feedback after being rejected in the final round.”
“It was not rigorous at all. Mostly making sure you're a chill person to be around- the actual content of the work is not that hard so really they're just solving for being ablve to spend lots of…”
“The process was lengthy with 5 rounds which mostly focused on product strategy, MVP creation, feature trad off and product execution.”
Frequently asked questions
How many rounds are in the Goldman Sachs interview?
Candidates report a typical 3 rounds, usually including a recruiter screen, online assessment, phone screen, technical round.
How hard is the Goldman Sachs interview?
Candidates rate it 3.0/5 on average (medium), across 7 interviews.
How long does the Goldman Sachs hiring process take?
About 4 weeks from first contact to decision, based on reported timelines.
What percentage of Goldman Sachs candidates get an offer?
57% of candidates with a final result got an offer (4 of 7).
What does the Goldman Sachs interview focus on?
The most common round types are Behavioral, Coding, Data Structures & Algorithms, System Design.