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
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?