Goldman Sachs Software Engineer interview experience

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Birmingham, EnglandPosted Mar 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process felt like it moved in two big waves: first a coding format, then an onsite with multiple technical discussions.

After the recruiter stage, I had a technical screen where I went through a coding exercise. It tested my ability to reason through the problem, and then the conversation flowed into how I approached it.

A bit later, I hit an onsite that was pretty detailed—three rounds. I had one round focused on SDLC, another that leaned into data structures and algorithms, and a system design discussion as well. The DSA part included an arrays-style question and the evaluator kept an eye on how I handled attempts and reasoning. The SDLC and system design pieces were more like guided discussions tied to

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