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OpenAI Phone Screen
Interviewed: Mar 2026
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Monster Battle
OpenAI Onsite
Interviewed: Mar 2026
I practiced all the questions I've seen before. Each round’s feedback was “strong,” yet I still got rejected in the end. Honestly don’t understand why.
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OpenAI Phone Screen
Interviewed: Mar 2026
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Is Ads actually hiring?
Interviewed: Mar 2026
I saw on LinkedIn that the Ads team is hiring. A friend referred me in early February for an SDE (product) role. It took over a month before HR reached out. The conversation went p...
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OpenAI Phone Screen fail
Interviewed: Mar 2026
Both questions were prepared beforehand. I solved 4 coding questions, didn’t get to part 5 due to time. Based on interviewer feedback and what others posted, I think I likely passe...
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OpenAI HR Interview
Interviewed: Mar 2026
Applied online in February, HR reached out in March and set up a phone screen. The call was about 30 minutes, mostly the recruiter talking. Questions were pretty light and casual:...
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Why OpenAI
Senior SWE
Interviewed: Feb 2026
Used standard implementation with semaphore to bound the queue
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Senior SWE
Interviewed: Feb 2026
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OA: Minimum Edge Reversals and Price Discount
Interviewed: Feb 2026
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OA: Purchase Optimization and Minimum Edge Reversals
Interviewed: Feb 2026
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Phone Screen on Kth BST Element
Interviewed: Feb 2026
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Phone Screen on Jump Game Variant
Interviewed: Feb 2026
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