OpenAI·Software Engineer

OpenAI Software Engineer interview experience

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San Francisco, CAPosted Dec 2024 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My interview journey started with an initial video HR screening interview.

It felt standard compared with what I’d seen at other companies—more about getting a baseline sense of me than throwing anything technical at me.

I didn’t make it past that point. I believe the process would have continued with technical interviews and then additional rounds focused on culture fit, but I never got that far.

The rejection after the HR screen left me with minimal information about what they wanted to see next, but the overall experience was simple: a first check, then a stop.

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