OpenAI·Software Engineer

OpenAI Software Engineer interview experience

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Negative

United StatesPosted Sep 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

After a recruiter call, I ended up in a pretty long hiring loop that dragged to about six weeks, even though the early parts felt smooth.

The process ended up being three rounds with seven interviews total, including scenario work and a technical presentation that took substantial prep. Interviewers were generally personable and it felt like they were actually interested in what I’d done.

What stuck with me was how the organization fell apart near the end. Scheduling got messy, and my final interview was with someone who had only just started. I had done the heavy lifting across all the rounds, so the wait afterward felt oddly disproportionate. I remember holding out for about a week and a half before hearing back, and the

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