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Reddit User Details OpenAI Software Engineer Interview Process
- Who
- little_kwagga
- What
- shared their OpenAI software engineer interview process
What happened
A Reddit user who interviewed for a software engineer role at OpenAI described the process in a post on r/InterviewCoderHQ. The visible text mentions a recruiter call, two technical screens, and a “48” before cutting off; it also says take-home projects may be questioned line by line and some candidates face an additional “write code with AI” round.
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Reddit user little_kwagga shared an account of interviewing for a software engineer role at OpenAI, describing a recruiter call and two technical screens in a post on r/InterviewCoderHQ. The user said candidates may be questioned line by line about take-home projects and that some face an additional round requiring them to write code with AI.
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