RejectedTechnical Screen

a Referral Bump, a Rushed KV Store Round, and a CI/CD System Design

OpenAISoftware Engineer · Technical Screen · Aug 2025

This was for an infra engineer role on the data platform team. We chatted briefly, compared backgrounds, and it seemed like a good match. He then asked if I had any connections at OpenAI. I checked LinkedIn and found two former coworkers who worked there, so I gave him their names. I'm guessing he used them as references, because two days later I got an email moving me into the phone screen stage…

Shared by a candidate · reported Aug 2025. Interview formats change; use it as a guide, not a script.