OpenAI Software Engineer New Grad interview questions
based on 2 ratings - Updated Feb 3, 2026
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Software Engineer New Grad applicants have rated the interview process at OpenAI with 4.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 38% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Common stages of the interview process at OpenAI as a Software Engineer New Grad according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
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One on one interview: 50%
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I applied online. I interviewed at OpenAI (Atlanta, GA) in Jan 2026
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The interview question was a standard DSA Leetcode Question but with 8 parts that each build in difficulty. You must be fast and try minimizing mistakes as much as possible to complete as many as you can within 60 minutes.
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Question 1
Tell me about your past internship experience and what the most challenging part of it was.
The online assessment consisted of 2 very hard questions over two hours. Not sure how either one was supposed to be solved. Plugged them into AI afterwards and it was unable to find a solution either.