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Goldman Sachs

Pricing engines, risk systems and structured product technology.

Investment banking 3 mapped rolesTrack BTrack A

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Mapped roles

3 roles

Engineering (Software Engineer / Strats)

ExperiencedTrack B

Goldman's careers site lists Engineering as a division with its own pages; the students/prepare page states engineering applicants take a HackerRank assessment.

C++DerivativesNumerical methodsStochastic calculusPricing

Quantitative Strategy (Strats) — Securities Division

ExperiencedTrack B

Track definition maps to derivatives pricing, numerical methods and risk analytics; division names are sourced, the 'Strats' title is common usage rather than a fetched page claim.

C++DerivativesNumerical methodsStochastic calculusPricing

Asset & Wealth Management Engineering

ExperiencedTrack A

The careers site's divisions include Asset & Wealth Management, where quant-dev work concentrates on portfolio and risk tooling.

PythonPortfolio analyticsFactor modelsBacktestingStatistics

Published expectations & research notes

4 notes
  • Published campus process: if selected after application review, candidates take 'a video interview, which will take approximately 30 minutes to complete. Engineering applicants will be asked to take a HackerRank assessment.'
    Sourcedretrieved 2026-11-09www.goldmansachs.com
  • Published final round: 'If selected following your HireVue interview, you'll be invited to a series of final round interviews. Typically, we conduct between two and five interviews for campus hires, depending on the division.'
    Sourcedretrieved 2026-11-09www.goldmansachs.com
  • Goldman Sachs states: 'We actively seek to recruit talented people from all academic backgrounds into our university programs and entry level positions.'
    Sourcedretrieved 2026-11-09www.goldmansachs.com
  • The prepare page walks through plan-your-timeline, choose-your-path, connect-with-us events, submit-your-application, first interview and Superday stages, and notes applications are evaluated throughout the recruiting season.
    Sourcedretrieved 2026-11-09www.goldmansachs.com

Competency areas

10
  • dsa
  • cpp
  • python
  • systems design
  • finance fundamentals
  • probability
  • statistics
  • options
  • risk
  • numerical analysis

Preparation assessments

Quantitative Aptitude Assessment15q · 25mC++ Knowledge Assessment12q · 30mProbability Assessment12q · 30mSystems Design Assessment8q · 35m

Relevant curriculum modules

6 modules
Algorithmic TechniquesSearching, sorting, two pointers, graphs, dynamic programming and string algorithms.
Core Data StructuresArrays to Fenwick trees: the structures every quant engineer must own.
Level 4 — The Standard Template LibraryContainers, iterators, algorithms and their complexity and memory characteristics.
Financial FundamentalsMoney, interest, the time value of money, NPV and IRR.
Numerical AptitudePercentages, ratios, weighted averages and speed arithmetic for assessments.
Options and DerivativesPayoffs, put-call parity, binomial and Black-Scholes models, the Greeks and volatility.

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