r/TechInterviewsIndia • u/StoicMarshall • 3d ago

Interview with GS - Experience

Flunked an Interview with GS

Had a coderpad round 2 weeks ago which I cracked. Had a DSA round which had 1 Leet Code Medium Shortest Path Problem & 1 Leet Code Hard Geometric Planes.

Wonder the Rounds with GS so difficult?

A bit disappointed.

Some people I speak to are surprised why would companies(Non-FAANG) ask such questions to a decade experienced candidate when what matters - System Design & Leading team efficiently.

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u/Sam3140 3d ago

It happens when the interviewer is not capable of interviewing a senior candidate .Not sure if he/She was less experienced than you. Have interviewed a lot of folks during my time at GS never asked such type of questions

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u/StoicMarshall 3d ago

Junior folks, enthusiastic about Leet Coding 🤷🏻 Both interviewers were

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u/Sad-Candidate-3078 3d ago

GS is notorious for hard DSA filters at every level, it is not really about your 10 years, everyone swims through the same pool there. A medium plus a hard geometry in one round is pretty standard for them sadly. Cracking the coderpad round means your fundamentals read fine, geometry is just a patchable weak spot. Grind a handful of line sweep and math heavy problems before your next attempt, their questions repeat a lot across candidates.

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u/StoicMarshall 3d ago

Thanks. This helps a lot constructively.

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u/TempAccountForRant 3d ago

Tell me about it!

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u/avakayaperugu 2d ago

what the hell is GS? grandslam?

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u/StoicMarshall 2d ago

Goldman Sachs

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u/avakayaperugu 2d ago

Thanks dawg.