Goldman Sachs Summer Analyst Internship Interview 2025

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Summer Analyst Internship
August 3, 20253 reads

Summary

I interviewed for a Summer Analyst Internship at Goldman Sachs, which involved an online assessment followed by two technical rounds. Despite performing well in the initial DSA rounds, I was rejected after a challenging second technical round that focused heavily on my resume details, systems, and theoretical concepts rather than problem-solving.

Full Experience

Lately, i got the opportunity to interview at Goldman Sachs, as they had visited my campus.

Round-1: Online Assessment:
This consisted of mulptiple MCQs and three coding problems and one situation-based essay. This round was for an hour. Topics included DSA and OOPs.

Round-2: Technical-Round-1:
This consisted of two problems and around 30-35 minutes. We were required to explain our approach and write a pseudo-code and make a dry run with around 2 test-cases.
I was also asked about my projects in this round with some crux-working explaining.
The first problem was Rising Temparatures and second one was "Candy" on leetcode. These were fairly doable problems and i could do them in the required time after some optimisations while dry-run. The interviewer seemed to be pretty happy.

Round-3: Technical-Round-2:
This usually consists of a hard-level leetcode questions, my peers were asked DSA. However, i wasnt asked any DSA and was thoroughly grilled on my resume, asked me in-built library functions, encrytion techniques, Computer Networks, Docker and ci/cd pipeline, architecture. I found this round pretty hard and the evaluation seemed to be unfair as i was asked tougher questions compared to others. It took me some time to process this round. It was very intimadating and "ab-normal" for an internship interview where you were being evaluated on problem-solving and not on software concepts. Anyways, i respect their decision and it is fair to be asked. Wish i had made it!

Would like to know if something like this has happened in your interviews!

Verdict: Rejected! :(

Interview Questions (9)

Q1
Rising Temperatures
Data Structures & Algorithms

I was asked the 'Rising Temperatures' problem. I had to explain my approach, write pseudo-code, and dry run with 2 test cases.

Q2
Candy
Data Structures & Algorithms

I was asked the 'Candy' problem from LeetCode. I had to explain my approach, write pseudo-code, and dry run with 2 test cases.

Q3
Discussion on Projects
Behavioral

I was asked about my projects, requiring me to explain their core workings.

Q4
Resume Deep Dive
Behavioral

I was thoroughly grilled on the details of my resume.

Q5
In-built Library Functions
Other

I was asked questions about various in-built library functions.

Q6
Encryption Techniques
Other

I was asked questions related to encryption techniques.

Q7
Computer Networks Concepts
Other

I was asked questions about Computer Networks.

Q8
Docker and CI/CD Pipeline
System Design

I was asked questions about Docker and CI/CD pipelines.

Q9
System Architecture Concepts
System Design

I was asked questions about system architecture.

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