I interviewed for a VP Software Engineering role at Goldman Sachs few months back and the experience was disappointing. The recruiter’s communication during scheduling and follow-ups felt rude and unprofessional, which was surprising for a firm of this reputation. The technical rounds focused heavily on data-structures and graph coding problems despite the senior leadership nature of the role. While I explained my approach, I couldn’t fully complete the implementation within the time limit. Most concerning was the lack of any feedback or follow-up after the interviews. I didn't even know what happened. Overall, this was one of the least professional interview experiences I have encountered.

Applied through LinkedIn, hit an online hacker rank assessment test with 2 questions for 2 hours both are leet code medium. Got selected for next round. Round 2: Technical interview with behavioral question and leet code coder pad medium problem. Got select for super day. Round 3: Coder pad technical interview with hard leet code problem and a LLD question. Round 4: Resume deep dive and exp related questions. Round 5: Resume deep dive and exp related questions.

The process takes a very long time, but the interviews were friendly and positive. Had to talk to about 4 people and their schedules and vacations made it more drawn out.