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      Software Engineer Interview

      Mar 17, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      New York, NY

      Other Software Engineer Interview Reviews for OpenAI

      Software Engineer Interview

      Feb 26, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at OpenAI

      Interview

      Set up with phone screen System design + practical coding. I was told by the OpenAI recruiter that I would know what style of practical coding to expect (debugging, frontend vs backend), but this did not happen. Biggest gripe about particularly the practical coding question: the interviewer sat in *silence* for minutes at a time. I would try to confirm assumptions, and would get back a non-answer or a confusing flip-flopping set of answers. There were at least 2 parts, but I assume there were more

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      2+ part code debugging session
      Answer question
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at OpenAI (New York, NY) in Mar 2026

      Interview

      # Stage 1 (30 minutes) Phone Screen # Stage 2 (60 minutes) Coding Screen # Stage 3 (60 minutes each) Project Review Sys Design Additional Coding Interview Hiring Manager/Behavioral Culture Interview

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Why do you want to work at OpenAI over other labs?
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      Software Engineer Interview

      Mar 2, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at OpenAI in Feb 2026

      Interview

      Applied online, advanced to a recruiter phone screen where I was asked technical questions. Unfortunately, I did not pass this stage and did not move forward in the interview process.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Standard recruiter questions + technical How to handle multiple API requests?
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