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Software Engineer at OpenAI

Difficulty
Level
Senior
Process took
1 months

How it went

The candidate was initially contacted by a recruiter and found the subsequent process aligned with the information provided. The interview stages included a recruiter screen, a technical phone screen with a design prompt and coding problem, and a virtual onsite with refactoring, project presentation, and leadership rounds. Despite completing the interviews, the candidate was ultimately rejected, with feedback suggesting that experience with scale was a significant factor, particularly during the project presentation. Interestingly, the candidate was contacted again by a different recruiter several months later.

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.

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