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Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California

April 1, 2025
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

HR Round

  • 30-minute talk about your resume, why OpenAI, and why this role.

One day later, you received a phone interview invitation.

  • Two 60-minute sessions back-to-back:
    • One coding session
    • One system design session

Questions

A common, well-known system design question. This is for coding, not LeetCode style, but more like implementing a feature step by step.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 14 interview experiences for the OpenAI Software Engineer role in San Francisco, California.

Success Rate

7%
Pass Rate

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

Experience Rating

Positive64%
Neutral36%
Negative0%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for OpenAI's Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.

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