OpenAI Member of Technical Staff(MTS) interview questions
based on 1 rating - Updated Apr 21, 2026
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Member of Technical Staff(MTS) applicants have rated the interview process at OpenAI with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 38.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Common stages of the interview process at OpenAI as a Member of Technical Staff(MTS) according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
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I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at OpenAI (San Francisco, CA) in Apr 2026
Interview
One virtual phone screen focused on efficient memory management, requiring an O(log N) time complexity solution. The interviewer asked many follow-up questions exploring edge cases, trade-offs, and optimizations. The discussion stayed deep on coding and data structures, with no system design portion included in this round.
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