Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at OpenTable with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 62% positive. To compare, the company-average is 47% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 19 days to get hired, when considering 21 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at OpenTable overall takes an average of 19 days.
Common stages of the interview process at OpenTable as a Software Engineer according to 21 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 34%
Phone interview: 31%
Skills test: 20%
Group panel interview: 6%
Background check: 6%
Personality test: 3%
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The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at OpenTable (San Francisco, CA)
Interview
Initial call from recruiter, then technical phone screen, then in person 4-5 people over 4-5 hours. Culture is apparently changing but still a lot of negativity in the air, most of the interviewers complained about something related to their job. A tour of the office told me everything I needed to know. They emailed the next day with a decline.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Typical corporate questions, what are you passionate about? and other college-level CS questions (implement a binary search).
The product seems interesting, but the HR person complained about their work and didn't know how to answer basic questions about the team during the interview. I got a generic rejection a few weeks later.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
past experience, state management, explain a solution
I applied online. I interviewed at OpenTable (Toronto, ON) in Dec 2025
Interview
It was smooth however they failed to inform what was the nature of the interview. I assumed it to be a screening /behavioral interview but it turned out to be a technical coding interview
I applied through other source. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at OpenTable (London, England)
Interview
The interview began with a phone call with hiring manager where my interest to apply and past experiences were gauged . Followed by a take home coding test . After the coding test was submitted , I had three to four rounds of interview speaking to future team mates and one pair programming session related to the coding task , then a chat with the PM , hiring manager and another manager . Although the interview took long it was great experience meeting really great people. The whole process was great and didn't feel like I was being tested but the interview was conducted with an approach of getting to know the candidate
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
To extend a feature on the coding task. The requirement was to add certain percentage discount before the diner checks out.