1p3a Experience · May 2026

openai fulltime software engineer tech phone screen interview experience

SWE Phone Screen newgrad
7 replies

Interview Experience

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

Full Details

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

About This Question

This is a candidate experience report from a openai interview for a swe role (newgrad level) during the phone screen round reported in 2026.

It covers the following topics: System Design .