OpenAI Software Engineer Interview Questions
178+ OpenAI Software Engineer interview questions drawn from real candidate reports. Sources include 1Point3Acres, Blind, Glassdoor, Reddit, and LeetCode. Questions span every stage of the OpenAI Software Engineer loop: OA, phone screen, system design, behavioral, and onsite coding.
What to Expect in the OpenAI Software Engineer Interview
The OpenAI Software Engineer interview process typically runs 4 to 6 rounds depending on seniority level. Based on candidate reports in the LeakCode database, the loop usually includes a resume review, an online assessment or coding phone screen, one or more technical rounds, a system design round (for senior and above), and a behavioral or values round.
Difficulty skews toward medium and hard LeetCode-style problems in the coding rounds. System design questions test breadth (component selection, scaling, trade-off reasoning) more than deep implementation. Behavioral questions are tied to the company's stated values and principles.
OpenAI Software Engineer Questions (Sample)
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4月份面试的，今天才来得及总结一下，希望能给大家参考 店面： Coding：传染病，和地里的题目基本一样 第一问，只有感染的状态，多久都被感染 第二问，在1基础上有免疫的状态 第三问，感染过后D天可以免疫，多久达到稳定 第四问，有死亡的状态 似乎还有第五问，但没有看到 SD：设计云上IDE沙盒 着重聊了整个workflow 面试官问了一些关于沙盒执行用户程序时VM里发生了什么，楼主简短的答了一些，如果被深问可能会有点不太笃定昂赛 Coding：朋友圈，和地里题目基本一样 第一问，基本的follow/unfollow/snapshot操作 第二问，给定快照，给出所有的朋友 第三问，给定快照，推荐朋友 第四问，比较两个快照之间，朋友的不同，楼主没有具体写这一问，只是给出了解决方案 多嘴一句，这题的API是只给了朋友圈这个类的，所以楼主很耿直的把所有要完成的功能都在这个类里写了，在处理快照的时候不太直观，事后想一下，其实把所有功能放在快照这个类里写可能会更容易写哈 SD：支付系统 面试官依旧很着重workflow，每个部件的功能的明确划分 非功能需求楼主自己发挥，面试官没有太多...
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以下内容需要积分高于 200 您已经可以浏览 点画 鸡屁优 + 库罗斯沃德 昂塞 晚拒预言 + 视频网 都是高频，除了视频网这个我还以为不会考到就没准备，但是谁知道你最不想发生什么就会发生什么。 设计这道我觉得挂了。我本人也没干过视频streaming这类的，没准备突然要我设计真不会。只能凭借几年前练过的记忆凑合着。感觉答的很垃圾。 组招。HM那轮表现不错，还有project deep dive也聊了一个跟这个组很相关的一个东西，感觉面试官对这个很感兴趣，但是也有可能只是我自我感觉好罢了。 感觉会是个fail。只能寄托希望到组里的HM跟project deep dive的组里的TL了。各位有类似的DP吗？以及一般拒信要多久才会收到？
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最近刚面的开放爱，店面 编码题是地理有的，植物传染，做完了3个part，第四个part快做完了，test case大概过了一半，后来debug没时间了，就没有继续，不知道part 5是什么。 系统设计也是地理的题目，设计sora。题目的重点在于deep dive系统中的各种failure case，要能自己先梳理出整个system的一个high level overview，然后deep dive到scheduler的部分，和面试官讨论各种failure case。 面试官都非常友好，交流沟通都很顺利。onsite加油
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刚刚面完 Coding题是follower/snapshot/recommend那道，h2hire原题 system design 是payment platform Coding 35分钟写完，最后一个followup的test case半天没跑过，面试官说他不care test result， 让我讲了一遍logic就提前让我结束了 system design 问的挺深的，问的问题都答上来了 但是不知道够不够active。事先刷了了youtube上的那个视频，但是deep dive的点跟视频上不是很一样 等结果ing
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编程是GPU Credit 系统设计是Payment System 都是很标准的地理原题，估计挂在系统设计了
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准备面试以来在地里收获很多，所以也分享下自己的面试经验 电面： Infected plants, 一共5道题，题目和地里面的一模一样。 楼主做出来了前三问，第四问没有做完，第五问没有看到 Design a crossboard solve。 distributed DFS，围绕fault tolerance问了很多, early terminate, constraint propagation, when to split tasks or do local DFS5天之后收到move forward Onsite: cross function 这是一轮新的，和一个non-eng聊一下如何和cross functional合作的经验，类似于behavior System design - Design a sora like video generation 问的非常细，尤其是各种error handling, worker不稳定的情况 Coding - IPV4 ipv4 ipv4 可以往上走也可以往下走 ipv4 带CIDR I...
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我看到最近好像很多人面到这一题，但是好奇它的考查重点在哪里呢？如果是general SWE或者infra，可能对video generation的细节并不那么了解。我看到YouTube上有视频讲解，但是那个涉及很多的video generation细节，不知道有没有面过的大佬来详细讲讲，感谢🙏
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最近面的，都是地里原题。 以下内容需要积分高于 200 您已经可以浏览 第一轮：60min ML coding。 numpy实现1NN，第二部分是写成neural network weights的形式。 第一轮过一周左右通知schedule接下来三轮。两轮 60 min general coding，一轮 60 min ML coding。分别是传染病，怪兽打架，和给人类标注数据集训classifier。 传染病有5个parts，怪兽打架有3个，和地里差不多，注意写代码的时候思路清晰和面试官交流就没问题。 加米加米！
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Difficulty Breakdown
47
easy
15
0
8
medium
5
hard
Based on 178 questions with difficulty labels from candidate reports.
Interview Rounds
Here is how the OpenAI Software Engineer questions in the LeakCode database break down by interview round, based on what candidates reported:
| Round | Questions in Database |
|---|---|
| coding | 106 |
| onsite | 15 |
| phone screen | 12 |
| system design | 6 |
| oa | 2 |
| technical | 1 |
Most Common Topics
Question Recency
22
2026
47
2025
2
2024
Question counts by interview year, based on candidate-reported dates.
How to Prepare for the OpenAI Software Engineer Interview
Use the LeakCode question database as your primary research tool. Filter by role (Software Engineer), then by round type to focus your prep on the specific stages in your upcoming loop. Sort by recency to see what 2026 candidates actually faced.
- Start with questions from the last 12 months. Interview processes change and recent data is the strongest signal.
- Cross-reference questions that appear in multiple sources (1p3a, Blind, Glassdoor). Multi-source confirmation means a question has stronger recurrence probability.
- For system design rounds: focus on the question patterns, not individual questions. The same design principles recur across many prompts.
- For behavioral rounds: map your experiences to the company's stated values before the interview. Most behavioral questions at top companies are derivatives of a small set of core leadership competencies.
FAQ
How many OpenAI Software Engineer questions are in the database?
178+ questions from verified candidate reports. The count grows as new reports are scraped daily from 1Point3Acres, Blind, Glassdoor, Reddit, and LeetCode.
Are these questions from real OpenAI interviews?
Yes. All questions are sourced from actual candidate interview reports, not generated by AI. Each entry links back to its source URL where available, and questions are tagged with the year and round reported by the candidate.
How current is this data?
LeakCode updates daily. The database is filtered to exclude duplicate and low-quality entries. You can filter by interview year to focus on recent cycles.
Does LeakCode cover OpenAI OA questions specifically?
Yes. The database includes online assessment questions tagged with round type. See the OpenAI OA page for a dedicated view.
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