OpenAI Software Engineer interview experience

There were also some questions related to CFD best practices, and the tone was friendly and positive.

Even though the conversation went well, I got the sense they already had someone in the pipeline. It didn’t feel like I was failing to impress so much as it felt like timing and internal progress had already decided the direction.

I didn’t get an offer. The most memorable part wasn’t the difficulty—it was the feeling that the role was already effectively being filled while I was still going through the process.