OpenAI Product Manager Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
Based on 7 interview experiences · FREE TO READ
Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at OpenAI.
OpenAI
Product Manager
Mid Difficult Negative experience No offer 1 round About a month
Interview process
Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Case
Poorly coordinated from beginning to end. Interviews got scheduled. I was told very clearly that questions wouldn’t be about ChatGPT or OpenAI but they actually were. The interviews themselves are not hard. The process is basically the same as the PM interview process at Meta. There is definitely some deliberate gatekeeping going on though.
Confirmed questions1 question
- What kind of goal would you set for an AI-only social network that OpenAI is creating?
OpenAI
Product Manager
Mid Average Positive experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call
Interview formats
Behavioral Other
Had an interview with the recruiter. The interview was really well organized: scheduling was smooth and the recruiter was well-prepared and friendly, focused on hiring for product roles. I got the results about a week after the interview.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Asked me to walk through my experience.
OpenAI
Product Manager
Mid Average Neutral experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Panel
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Case Other
Straight forward process, started with a recruiter call, then a screen panel on product sense and analytics. Recruiters were very unresponsive and didn’t share any feedback after the screeners. I’m pretty sure they filled the role with an internal transfer but never told me about that change.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Standard product sense and analytics type questions.
OpenAI Product Manager Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from OpenAI interview reports.
“What kind of goal would you set for an AI-only social network that OpenAI is creating?”
Read reports →“How would you define success for OpenAI? What if all the instrumentation stopped working?”
Read reports →“Standard product sense and analytics type questions.”
Read reports →“Tell me about a product you launched before.”
Read reports →“Previous experiences working as a PM.”
Read report →“Tell me about a test you have done”
Read report →“Asked me to walk through my experience.”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 7 OpenAI interview reports.