OpenAI·Software Engineer

OpenAI Software Engineer interview experience

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Positive

United StatesPosted Apr 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went through four rounds total: three coding interviews and one cross-functional interview.

The coding was described as practical, and while the prompts looked like they might map to things you can find on LeetCode, it didn’t feel like the usual algorithm-and-data-structures drills.

The cross-functional piece added a different dimension, but overall it was still technical. I received an offer, and the experience felt like it focused more on applying patterns to realistic scenarios than pure trivia.

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