OpenAI Software Development Engineer (SDE) interview questions
Updated Jan 19, 2026
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Software Development Engineer (SDE) applicants have rated the interview process at OpenAI with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 38.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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Recruiter Screen
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What do you know about us as a company? What do you think we should do differently? What are your strengths? What are your weaknesses?
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