← Interview experiences
Rejected

Software Engineer at OpenAI

Difficulty
Level
Senior
Process took
1 weeks

How it went

The candidate was rejected after the coding interview stage. The interview involved a problem similar to Conway's Game of Life, focusing on simulating infection spread on a 2D grid. The candidate found the interview structure challenging, with multiple sequential parts requiring passing test cases before proceeding, and noted the interviewer offered minimal guidance.

What came up

Data ModelingMachine LearningConceptStatistics & ExperimentationData AnalysisCodingSQLData Structures & AlgorithmsPeople ManagementProject ManagementProgram SenseCross FunctionalSystem DesignProduct DesignEstimationProduct StrategyAnalyticalTechnicalExecutionBehavioralCustomer InteractionApp CritiqueData Pipeline DesignArtificial IntelligencePresentationPortfolio ReviewDebuggingCode ReviewProject Discussion

A candidate-reported account, lightly edited. Interview processes change by team and date.

Hiring now

OpenAI has 728 open roles right now

landed applies to roles like these for you, on each company’s own site, with answers written for the role.

  • Full-Stack Software Engineer, Child Safety Tools & Systems (London)

    Remote

  • Full-Stack Software Engineer, Child Safety Tools & Systems

    Remote

Get 5x interviews

10 free auto-applies. No card.

Or practice this interview first