OpenAI·Software Engineer

OpenAI Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Medium

Positive

San Francisco, CAPosted Nov 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

After applying, a recruiter reached out and I went through a recruiter call.

After that recruiter stage, I got rejected during an online assessment.

The coding question ended up being harder than I could fully complete within the time, and I didn’t finish all parts. Because I didn’t complete everything, the process stopped there.

I didn’t get an offer. The experience was a reminder that these online assessments can be strict—leaving no room for partial completion even if some of the work went well.

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