User-0jcejAug 28, 2026

Just wrapped up the OpenAI research loop

Hack2hire Community · 2026-08-28T10:30:00.053Z

Just wrapped up the OpenAI research loop Finished my OpenAI interview process for a research role, 5 rounds total, and honestly still processing it. Phone screen was straightforward coding, got GPU Credits, had to track allocations that could arrive out of order which threw me for a sec until I remembered timestamps aren't guaranteed to come in order. Passed that. Onsite started with another general coding round, felt more LC style than research specific. Then a proper ML coding round where I ha...

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benhe99Aug 28, 2026

the cloud IDE sandbox is such an interesting format, first time hearing about that for a research SD round

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User-wxc1xAug 29, 2026

Thanks for sharing! Do you mind sharing what's the second general coding problem? Thank you very much!

priyashahAug 28, 2026

congrats on the offer! how long between final round and hearing back?

vikramreddy97Aug 28, 2026

about a week

User-bmaa7Aug 28, 2026

GPU Credits came up for me too at phone screen, glad it's not just me lol

graceychenAug 28, 2026

how'd the ML coding round feel compared to normal LC prep? seems like a totally different skillset

vikramreddy97Aug 28, 2026

yeah it threw me off ngl, wish I'd brushed up on numpy beforehand

sdsddgdesign3d ago

Thanks for sharing! It is definitely strange that cloud IDE coming up during a research SD round

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