OpenAI Software Engineer Interview Questions

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Tell me about a time when you had to solve a difficult problem.
+36 months ago6 answers
Tell me about the most complex project you have led.
+9a month ago3 answers
Why do you want to work at OpenAI?
2 months ago
Build a chatbot-style chat interface using classes.
a month ago
Design a streaming service like Netflix. Has video answer
7 months ago4 answers
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Tell me about your biggest failure.
+73 months ago2 answers
Describe the most technically complex project you have worked on and explain why it was complex.
+3a month ago2 answers
Design a payment system.
2 months ago
Design the OpenAI Playground.
2 months ago
Implement encode and decode for a list of strings.
24 days ago
Design a group chat application.
6 months ago
What parts of OpenAI's mission statement resonate with you?
2 years ago
How do you deal with ambiguous situations?
+2a month ago3 answers
Tell me about a time when you disagreed or conflicted with leadership.
3 months ago
Design a task scheduler in Python.
a month ago9 answers
Given a sequence of credit issuance and usage events, where credits may expire or have usage constraints, write a function to translate the list into the user’s remaining credit pool and total available credits.
a month ago
Tell me about a project you worked on.
+103 months ago
What are your thoughts on AI?
6 months ago2 answers
Write a function to do Excel-style operations.
3 months ago
Tell me a challenging situation when things went wrong and how you reacted.
7 months ago

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OpenAI Software Engineer Interview Questions

Tell me about a time when you had to solve a difficult problem.

Tell me about the most complex project you have led.

Why do you want to work at OpenAI?

Build a chatbot-style chat interface using classes.

Design a streaming service like Netflix. Has video answer

Tell me about your biggest failure.

Describe the most technically complex project you have worked on and explain why it was complex.

Design a payment system.

Design the OpenAI Playground.

Implement encode and decode for a list of strings.

Design a group chat application.

What parts of OpenAI's mission statement resonate with you?

How do you deal with ambiguous situations?

Tell me about a time when you disagreed or conflicted with leadership.

Design a task scheduler in Python.

Given a sequence of credit issuance and usage events, where credits may expire or have usage constraints, write a function to translate the list into the user’s remaining credit pool and total available credits.

Tell me about a project you worked on.

What are your thoughts on AI?

Write a function to do Excel-style operations.

Tell me a challenging situation when things went wrong and how you reacted.

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