OpenAI Software Engineer interview experience

It included coding, code review, bug/error detection, and a statistics component. There was also an open-ended problem where I built a scraper, which made the exercise feel more applied than purely academic.

The assessment was mostly done autonomously through a LeetCode-style setup, and then I went through screening with HR afterward, followed by a call with engineers. The statistics part wasn’t hard for me—mostly basic probabilities and stats—but the variety of task types made the session feel like a genuine test of how I handle multiple modes of work.

I didn’t get an offer. Still, the