GO Coding Tests

Hiring a GO developer? Before you bring anyone on board, you must ensure they’re experts in concurrency, apt at memory management, and able to write clean and scalable applications.

Fortunately, TestGorilla’s 12 universal coding tests make this evaluation process easy. You can assess candidates for core competencies in over 20 programming languages, including GO. The tests cover essential concepts and real-world examples to give you the confidence that your new hire will succeed.

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What is a GO skills test?

GO, also called Golang, is a statically typed programming language created by Google. Due to its simplicity and efficiency, it’s often used to build scalable applications. GO is also well-known for its suitability for concurrent programming, which allows various tasks to overlap or run simultaneously.

GO language skills tests evaluate individuals’ proficiency in the language, assessing their capabilities in concurrency, memory management, package management, error handling, and more language-specific features like goroutines, channels, and data structures.

These in-depth assessments help recruiters move past unreliable resumes and outdated coding portfolios to really understand what each candidate can and can’t do when programming with GO.

Why use GO skills tests?

Find GO programmers with the right skills, like proficiency in slice and map operations or GO’s custom types and interfaces.
Evaluate candidates’ soft skills, such as communication and leadership, alongside their technical prowess to see how well they’ll fit into your team.
Identify developers who prioritize performance by assessing their understanding of concurrency, memory management, and optimization techniques.
Understand applicants’ problem-solving abilities with tests that simulate common real-world problems.
Put talent over titles and reduce bias in tech hiring by evaluating all candidates on the same criteria.
Reduce the chance of a mis-hire, which has major financial and personal costs.

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What roles can you hire for with a GO coding test?

GO cloud engineer

These developers use GO’s performance and concurrency to build scalable, cloud-native web applications. They understand cloud platforms like Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and Microsoft Azure and ensure high-quality performance. GO cloud engineers are also experienced in serverless computing and building microservice architectures.

GO DevOps engineer

Skilled in using Docker and Kubernetes, GO DevOps engineers build data pipelines and automation to make highly efficient software at scale. They have experience with tools like Terraform or Ansible to manage infrastructure programmatically. To maintain the highest performance levels, DevOps engineers also have a deep knowledge of monitoring and logging tools.

GO back-end developer

These developers create efficient, scalable server-side applications using GO’s concurrency features. They can handle API integrations, design data architectures, and manage logic within databases. They also have a strong background in testing, using GO’s built-in testing framework to ensure code reliability.

GO network programmer

These professionals use GO’s built-in networking support to handle protocols and network infrastructure. They have a broad knowledge of network protocols, such as HTTP, WebSocket, and TLS, depending on the use case. Plus, they optimize network performance so data is transmitted safely and efficiently.

12 programming skills tested in GO and 19 other coding languages

Evaluate 12 essential programming skills with coding challenges and simulated tasks. Let candidates solve problems using GO or any of 19 additional programming languages based on their expertise and experience.

Coding: Data Structures - Stacks and Queues

This intermediate-level coding challenge assesses candidates' proficiency in manipulating stacks and queues. You can configure which programming languages will be available for your candidates.

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Coding: Debugging

This intermediate-level coding challenge focuses on candidates’ ability to interpret and debug code, based on a set of requirements, in the programming language of their choice. You can configure which programming languages will be available.

35 min

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Coding: Entry-Level Algorithms

This coding test assesses candidates' ability to program a basic algorithm, in the programming language of their choice. You can configure which programming languages will be available for your candidates to choose from.

15 min

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Coding: Intermediate-Level Algorithms

This coding test assesses candidates' intermediate-level programming skills, in the programming language of their choice. You can configure which programming languages will be available for your candidates to choose from.

35 min

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Coding: Data Structures - Heaps

This intermediate-level coding challenge assesses candidates' proficiency in working with heaps, in the programming language of their choice. You can configure which programming languages will be available for your candidates.

35 min

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Coding: Data Structures - Graphs

This intermediate-level coding challenge assesses candidates' proficiency in graph data structures. You can configure which programming languages will be available for your candidates.

35 min

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Coding: Data Structures - Binary Search Trees

This intermediate-level coding challenge assesses candidates' proficiency in working with binary search trees, in the programming language of their choice. You can configure which programming languages will be available for your candidates.

35 min

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Coding: Data Structures – Binary Trees

This intermediate-level, language-agnostic coding challenge assesses candidates' proficiency in manipulating binary trees, enabling candidates to choose their preferred programming language. Employers can configure supported languages as needed.

35 min

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Coding: Data Structures – Linked Lists

This intermediate-level coding test evaluates candidates' ability to manipulate linked lists, in the programming language of their choice. You can configure which programming languages will be available for your candidates.

35 min

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Coding: Data Structures - Arrays

This intermediate-level coding test evaluates candidates' ability to manipulate arrays, crucial for code optimization, in the programming language of their choice. You can configure which programming languages will be available for your candidates.

35 min

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Coding: Data Structures – Strings

This intermediate-level coding challenge assesses candidates' proficiency in manipulating strings. You can configure which programming languages will be available for your candidates.

35 min

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Coding: Data Structures - Hash Tables

This intermediate-level coding challenge assesses candidates' proficiency in working with hash tables, in the programming language of their choice. You can configure which programming languages will be available for your candidates.

35 min

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Designed by GO experts

Combining the knowledge and experience of professional developers, industry experts, and top-level editors, TestGorilla produces the highest-quality coding tests available. These tests are regularly reviewed to ensure they remain reliable, relevant, and up to date.

Rohan started coding in his school days and went on to earn a Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering. His career has revolved mainly around contributing to open-source projects using GO and Python. This collaborative approach allows Rohan to continue honing his programming skills.

Gary is a data scientist who specializes in machine learning and data analysis. With a Bachelor’s in Economics and a Master’s in Computer Science, he’s perfectly placed to be one of the engineers leading the AI revolution.

With over 18 years of experience, Wasim has built an impressive portfolio of e-commerce solutions, including eight Magneto websites and multiple extensions. As a full-stack engineer, Wasim can manage projects from start to finish for startups and multinationals alike.

Alex is a front-end developer who loves using dynamic programming to ensure websites and applications offer seamless user experience. Working with clients all over the world, Alex is at the forefront of the latest technologies and global best practices.

Built-in features to support your GO assessment

Want to maximize your chances of hiring the GO developer for the role? We recommend multi-measure testing.

By pairing your coding test with other relevant tests that evaluate your candidates' soft skills, cognitive abilities, knowledge, and preferences you can ensure you shortlist talent that's ready to contribute from day one.

Our in-depth GO coding report offers insights into how each candidate the approach each candidate took to arrive at their answers. The report includes:

🔹 Percentile-based scoring of candidates based on overall correctness (whether given inputs produce the correct output)

🔹 A timeline showing how candidates arrived at their answer, with specific actions such as copy/pastes highlighted for easy reference

🔹 A dynamic solution window, showing the candidates' final code coming together over time

🔹 Candidates' responses and results for each test case as well as the final validation use case

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All tasks and scenarios are solved in this integrated development environment (IDE). Once the candidate assesses the problem, they can choose GO as their preferred language from the drop-down menu and solve the question.

Get started with your GO coding test

Ready to start testing for GO skills? Screen developers in three easy steps.

1. Create your assessment

Choose an existing universal coding test or create your own custom challenge. Select from up to 20 languages to include in your test including GO, Python, and Ruby.

2. Invite candidates your way

Connect with candidates by sending email invites directly from TestGorilla, straight from your ATS, or by sharing a direct link.

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3. Analyze and shortlist top coders

Evaluate candidates’ GO and coding skills, plus soft skills. Use our dashboard and reports to identify top performers.

GO coding test FAQs

A universal coding test frees applicants to show what they can do and how they want to do it. Without the constraints of specific language, candidates can focus on problem-solving and be more results-oriented.

From recruiters’ perspective, this type of test opens up your talent pool to any developer with the necessary skills rather than only those with experience in a particular programming language.

TestGorilla’s individual GO tests range from 15 to 35 minutes to give enough time to thoroughly evaluate skills without putting too much pressure on candidates. Tests cover things like debugging, concurrency handling, and performance optimization.

For each assessment, you can combine up to five tests from TestGorilla’s library. Our library has role-specific skills tests, soft skills tests, and more.

Start by assessing your applicants’ technical ability in GO with coding assessments from TestGorilla. These will provide objective insights into your candidate's abilities to carry out the specific tasks you need.

Once you have a shortlist of technically proficient candidates, have them take personality and culture tests. These will help you find talent most likely to succeed within your current team dynamics.

TestGorilla’s individual GO tests range from 15 to 35 minutes to give enough time to thoroughly evaluate skills without putting too much pressure on candidates. Tests cover things like debugging, concurrency handling, and performance optimization.

For each assessment, you can combine up to five tests from TestGorilla’s library. Our library has role-specific skills tests, soft skills tests, and more.

Start by assessing your applicants’ technical ability in GO with coding assessments from TestGorilla. These will provide objective insights into your candidate's abilities to carry out the specific tasks you need.

Once you have a shortlist of technically proficient candidates, have them take personality and culture tests. These will help you find talent most likely to succeed within your current team dynamics.

A universal coding test frees applicants to show what they can do and how they want to do it. Without the constraints of specific language, candidates can focus on problem-solving and be more results-oriented.

From recruiters’ perspective, this type of test opens up your talent pool to any developer with the necessary skills rather than only those with experience in a particular programming language.