OpenAI Research Engineer Interview Experience
OpenAI · Senior · Machine Learning Engineer
ResultRejected
Timespan1 week
DifficultyDifficult
Rounds1
Interview process
The problem was challenging. There were many conditions you had to satisfy and some aspects were a bit underspecified. The interviewers were stone faced and gave zero commentary. I ended up making a small bug which I wasted about 15 minutes trying to fix.
Interview rounds · 1
- 1
Technical round
- Q1. Write code for a system that assigns tasks to humans and AI. The assignments have to satisfy a list of requirements.
Tips from the candidate
The problem is not algorithmically difficult. It's about reading the spec carefully, and writing a clean solution that satisfies all the conditions. It's a bit hard to prepare for this. Maintain a calm and clear state of mind, I guess.
Company culture
I didn't really get much because they gave little commentary.
Details
CompanyOpenAI
RoleMachine Learning Engineer
LevelSenior
LocationUnited States
InterviewedMay 2026
Questions asked1