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Goldman Sachs Software Engineer Interview Questions

The questions to prepare for a Goldman Sachs Software Engineer interview. Questions from real interview reports rank first. Updated weekly.

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CodingStart here. 17 questions · ~181 min
Longest Substring Without RepeatsMedium
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Find the longest substring with all unique characters using a sliding window.

Hash TablesStringsTwo PointersGoldman Sachs
Two Sum with TargetEasy
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Use a hash map to find two array elements that sum to a target in O(n) time.

Hash TablesArraysStringsGoldman Sachs
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System Design12 questions · ~127 min
Design a URL Shortening ServiceHard
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Design a URL shortening service that routes, ranks, and monitors links at scale.

Feature StoreModel ServingGoldman Sachs
Distributed Data ConsistencyHard
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Tests your approach to consistency models, coordination, and failure handling.

system designdistributed systemsGoldman Sachs
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Pipelines7 questions · ~74 min
Massive Data Under PressureHard
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Tests system design under load, scalability strategies, and operational resilience.

InfrastructureStream ProcessingBatch ProcessingGoldman Sachs
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Execution5 questions · ~53 min
Robust Platforms in High PressureMedium
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Tests reliability engineering mindset, performance considerations, and incident readiness.

Rollback PlanSuccess CriteriaRisk AssessmentGoldman Sachs
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SQL & Data Manipulation3 questions + 3 drills · ~62 min
Optimizing a Database QueryMedium
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Tests query tuning skills, indexing awareness, and performance measurement approach.

Window FunctionsJoinsAggregationsGoldman Sachs
7-Day Rolling Active UsersMedium
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Compute daily active users and a 7-day rolling average using a CTE, distinct counts, and window functions.

Window FunctionsDate FunctionsRunning TotalsMetaSpotifyMeta IT
SQL for Top 3 ProductsMedium
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Use joins, aggregation, and ROW_NUMBER to find the top three Goldman Sachs products by revenue in each category.

Window FunctionsDate FunctionsRankingGoldman Sachs
Monthly Sales Trends by CategoryMedium
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Aggregate monthly sales by product category and use LAG to calculate month-over-month changes.

InfrastructureToolsData WranglingTotal Wine & MoreInc.Benjamin Moore
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Behavioral & Leadership5 questions · ~53 min
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More topics1 question · ~11 min
HashSet Internals Under the HoodMedium

Assesses understanding of core data structures and collision handling in hash-based implementations.

Data StructuresGoldman Sachs
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