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Software Engineer Interview Experience

January 23, 2026
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

2 round phone interview. Scheduled 2 days.

  • One 60 mins of coding. Coding on coderpad and have test cases predefined to run. Might need to pass all the test cases.
  • One 60 mins system design.

Questions

Coding like LeetCode hard questions.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 49 interview experiences for the OpenAI Software Engineer role.

Success Rate

4%
Pass Rate

OpenAI's interview process for their Software Engineer roles is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive41%
Neutral35%
Negative24%

Candidates reported having good feelings for OpenAI's Software Engineer interview process.

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