Verdict: Selected ✅

Hi everyone!
I’m thrilled to share that I’ve been selected for the Analyst role at Goldman Sachs. I wanted to document my entire experience here in the hope it helps someone else preparing for the same.

🧠 Round 1 – CoderPad (April 4)

This was a DSA-based live coding round. The level was easy to medium.

Questions:

1. Trapping Rain Water
2. Decode Ways

I was able to complete both problems in 30 minutes. The interviewer asked a small follow-up (don’t remember exactly, but it was easy).

After that, we discussed my projects and work at my current firm.

⏩ Got the call same day that I was selected for Super Day on April 8.

🧠 Round 2 – Super Day DSA Round (2 Interviewers)

Both interviewers were super chill and encouraging!

Q1: Tree-Based Problem

I was given a binary tree and asked to print the diagonal traversal of it.

Example:

        1
      /   \
     2     3
    / \   / \
   4   5 7   6

Expected Output:
1 2 4  
3 5 7  
6

Q2: Stack & Queue Implementation

Deep discussion on:

• Implementing stack using queue
• Queue using stack
• Handling operations with only one stack or one queue

Many follow-ups but I was able to answer all.

🧠 Round 3 – Resume + LLD + DP

Again two interviewers.

Resume Discussion

Since I had mentioned Kafka and automation scripts, we had a detailed discussion on that.

Q1: LLD – Task Scheduler

Design a task scheduler where tasks can only start after their dependencies are completed.
Follow-up: Add priority-based execution.

Q2: DP Problem

Very similar to Predict The Winner
Follow-up: Print the steps taken by the winner.

🧠 Round 4 – DSA + Logical Reasoning

Q1: Burst Balloons

Q2: Logical Array Problem

Given a sorted array:

Original:    [1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 12, 14, 16]  
Transformed: [1, 7, 5, 3, 10, 16, 14, 12]  
             (Even indices unchanged; odd indices swapped randomly)

Questions:

• Is 5 present? If yes, at what index?
• Is 16 present? If yes, at what index?
• Is 11 present?

With hints from the interviewer, I was able to crack it.
Honestly, couldn’t solve this without hints, but the interviewers were really helpful.

🧠 Round 5 – HM Round

The Hiring Manager was extremely friendly.

We discussed:

• Why I’m looking to switch
• Why Goldman Sachs
• Some situational and behavioral questions
• Discussed CTC, location preference, etc.

💬 Final Thoughts

This was an extremely positive experience for me.
Each interviewer was well-prepared, respectful, and genuinely curious.
One bad interviewer can ruin an interview process – but I had none here.
Felt like a two-way conversation, not an interrogation.

🎉 Verdict: SELECTED

I'm beyond grateful for this community – you all have helped me so much during preparation.
Feel free to ask anything in the comments!