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Company

OpenAI

Role

Software Engineer

Interview month

Mar 2026

Interview round

Phone Screen

Outcome

Rejected

Interview Questions

Question 1

Coding - Distributed Machine Cluster Count and Topology

Question 2

System Design - Design Payment System

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