Coding interview questions

OpenAI Coding Interview Questions (DSA)

The 14 DSA problems OpenAI has asked most in the last six months, most-asked first. 14 of them have a full breakdown with diagrams and code. Tick them off as you go.

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14full breakdowns
21topics

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Topics

994.Rotting Oranges
Full breakdownArrayBreadth-First SearchMatrix
Medium+5▶ Mock
2502.Design Memory Allocator
Full breakdownArrayHash TableDesign
Medium+1▶ Mock
1797.Design Authentication Manager
Full breakdownHash TableLinked ListDesign
Medium▶ Mock
631.Design Excel Sum Formula
Full breakdownArrayHash TableString
2408.Design SQL
Full breakdownArrayHash TableString
Medium▶ Mock
341.Flatten Nested List Iterator
Full breakdownStackTreeDepth-First Search
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981.Time Based Key-Value Store
Full breakdownHash TableStringBinary Search
Medium+1▶ Mock
271.Encode and Decode Strings
Full breakdownArrayStringDesign
Medium▶ Mock
735.Asteroid Collision
Full breakdownArrayStackSimulation
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71.Simplify Path
Full breakdownStringStack
Medium▶ Mock
751.IP to CIDR
Full breakdownStringBit Manipulation
Medium▶ Mock
3484.Design Spreadsheet
Full breakdownArrayHash TableString
Medium▶ Mock
42.Trapping Rain Water
Full breakdownArrayTwo PointersDynamic Programming
Hard+6▶ Mock

Frequently Asked Questions

What questions does OpenAI ask in coding interviews?

OpenAI coding interviews focus on Array, Binary Search, Bit Manipulation, Breadth-First Search, and other data structure problems. We compiled 14 questions from real OpenAI interviews. The most common topics are Array, Binary Search, Bit Manipulation, Breadth-First Search, Depth-First Search. Filter by topic to see what comes up most often.

How many OpenAI coding interview questions are there?

InterviewSkool has 14 OpenAI coding interview questions: 1 Easy, 11 Medium, and 2 Hard. Most OpenAI interviews focus on Medium-difficulty problems, so prioritize those in your prep.

How should I prepare for OpenAI coding interviews?

Start with Medium difficulty problems. Group by topic (Array, Tree, DP) to build pattern recognition. Aim to solve 30 to 40 problems before your interview. Then practice under pressure with a mock interview.

Are OpenAI coding interview questions free?

Yes. All 14 OpenAI coding interview questions are free to browse with no sign-up required. You can filter by difficulty and topic tags. Start a mock interview with a free credit to practice under real pressure.

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