OpenAI interview questions
Updated Jun 3, 2026Difficulty
Average
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- 20%RecruiterRecruiter
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OpenAI interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at OpenAI as 38.4% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3.23 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Sales and Software Engineer - New Grad rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Partnerships and Senior Manager, Revenue Systems roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at OpenAI takes an average of 32 days when considering 203 user submitted interviews across all job titles. To compare, the average duration of hiring at similar companies like BlackRock, Inc. is 14 days, Fabricated Software, Inc. is 2 days, and Apple Inc. is 21 days. Candidates applying for Senior Support Engineer had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Program Manager, Policy Research roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 360 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at OpenAI according to 203 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 34%
Skills test: 22%
One on one interview: 21%
Group panel interview: 7%
Presentation: 5%
Personality test: 4%
Background check: 3%
Other: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 1%
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