OpenAI·Software Engineer

OpenAI Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Medium

Negative

Palo Alto, CAPosted Jan 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went through two technical rounds and then had a final round scheduled, but that last interview never happened—they no showed.

After they asked to reschedule, I declined.

At that point, I didn’t feel like continuing, mostly because the no-show broke the momentum and trust in the process. I didn’t pursue a rerun and that effectively ended my path.

So there was no offer. What I remember most was how quickly everything fell apart after the process already required multiple rounds; the missing final step made the entire loop feel unfinished.

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