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Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California

September 9, 2026
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Pretty standard.

First, there was a recruiter call. Focused on why you wanted to work at OpenAI.

Second was a technical screen, then following that, there was an onsite.

The onsite consisted of 4 rounds.

Standard loop

Questions

In-memory SQL with standard operations

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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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