The interview process was very straightforward and consisted of two rounds, each lasting one hour:
The system design question was straightforward, focusing on Slack.
The coding round involved a generic problem, not particularly LeetCode or algorithm-heavy, but it required covering a lot of use cases.
System design: they asked for a Slack deep dive.
The following metrics were computed from 6 interview experiences for the OpenAI Software Engineer role in San Francisco, California.
OpenAI's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Candidates reported having very good feelings for OpenAI's Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.