Katkat
RejectedOnsite

Positive Feedback, Rejected for a Better Background Match

OpenAISoftware Engineer · Onsite · Sep 2026

Interview experience for an OpenAI team-specific hire. Just giving a little back to the forum. Phone screen: Coding: GPU Credit 2 System Design: Payment System About a week after the phone screen I had an HM chat, and after that I moved on to the onsite. Onsite: Coding: Plant Infection System Design: Design Steam Deep Dive HM Chat (with a neighboring team) The Deep Dive and the HM Chat were both…

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