OpenAI Research offer, finally, after the slowest process I've ever done

User-lxm3jAug 13, 2026

congrats, research track timelines are no joke, glad it worked out

nehadesaiAug 13, 2026

the reference check part sounds brutal, how many did they end up asking for

kevinzhao98Aug 13, 2026

ended up being three, one more than I expected going in

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User-qxcvgAug 27, 2026

congrats!

User-5i4fjAug 14, 2026

monster battle simulation is such a random name for a coding problem lol

liam.davisAug 13, 2026

entropy streaming question is a good one, did they give a hint about the log sum exp trick or did you have to bring that up yourself

kevinzhao98Aug 13, 2026

had to bring it up myself, they just said watch out for overflow

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