Goldman Sachs Interview Questions
Real, sourced Goldman Sachs interview questions across 3 roles — 32 questions total, each with a structured answer outline. Updated for the 2026 hiring cycle from public interview reports.
Software Engineer (New Grad)
11 questionsGoldman Sachs's new-grad SWE loop in 2026 is a HireVue, a HackerRank coding test, and a virtual superday with two technical rounds plus one behavioral. The Engineering division spans Platforms, Asset & Wealth Management, Global Markets, and Securities — but the bar is consistent: clean Java, solid data structures, and the ability to think about financial systems with the rigor a regulated firm demands.
Software Engineer Intern
10 questionsGoldman Sachs's Engineering Summer Analyst (SWE intern) loop in 2026 is a HireVue, a HackerRank, and a 2-round virtual superday. The firm hires interns in volume each year, and a return offer is the primary recruiting pipeline for the new-grad class — the bar is real but explicitly calibrated for undergrads.
Strats (New Grad)
11 questionsGoldman Sachs Strats is the firm's quant-adjacent engineering role embedded directly with trading desks across Global Markets, Asset & Wealth Management, and Risk. The new-grad Strats loop in 2026 is a HireVue, a math-heavy HackerRank, and a four-round superday testing probability, algorithms, market intuition, and behavioral fit. Strats sit between traders and core engineering, building the pricing and risk tooling the desks use daily.