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Phone Screen, Onsite, and Way Too Many Reference Checks

OpenAISoftware Engineer · Onsite · Apr 2026

I interviewed in April, and only got around to writing this up today. Hope it helps. Phone screen: Coding: Contagion — basically the same as the version posted on the forum. Part 1: only an infected state, how long until everyone gets infected. Part 2: building on part 1, add an immune state. Part 3: after being infected, you become immune after D days — how long until it stabilizes. Part 4: add…

Shared by a candidate · reported Apr 2026. Interview formats change; use it as a guide, not a script.