Interview Experiences
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Anthropic phone screen
Interviewed: Mar 2026
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OpenAI general coding and ML coding
Interviewed: Mar 2026
I interviewed for both a coding round and an ML coding round.
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OpenAI interview – did general coding
Interviewed: Mar 2026
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Sharing my OpenAI interview experience (failed)
Interviewed: Mar 2026
A recruiter contacted me and was very enthusiastic. They even allowed me to skip the phone screen, which was hard to refuse, so I went ahead with the interview. Unfortunately, I wa...
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OpenAI Phone Screen
Interviewed: Mar 2026
There were 4 technical rounds.
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2026 OpenAI General Coding New Question
Interviewed: Mar 2026
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OpenAI all questions
Interviewed: Mar 2026
Next day the recruiter scheduled a call with a hiring manager (HM), I thought it was for team matching. HM chat went well overall, but I didn’t have direct experience in that domai...
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OpenAI Phone Screen
Interviewed: Mar 2026
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OpenAI recruiter screen
Interviewed: Mar 2026
Interview Questions
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Self-introduction
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How do you know your referrer
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After introducing the role: why do you think you match it
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Your promotion history and current level
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Leadership experience
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Thoughts on relocation / in-office work
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Why OpenAI
OpenAI Phone Screen
Interviewed: Mar 2026
These were all common questions, but unfortunately I still failed.
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Coding - Distributed Machine Cluster Count and Topology
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System Design - Design Payment System
OpenAI interview
Interviewed: Mar 2026
This was the company I wanted most and the interview I prepared for the most thoroughly. The team was under the Go-To-Market org, working on evaluation based on real user feedback.
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OpenAI Phone Screen
Interviewed: Mar 2026
Interview Questions (Locked)
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