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Standard systems design was straightforward. Other EM questions what you would expect - describe working style, what enjoy, advocating for change, making tradeoffs, working cross-functionally, etc. The ridiculous interview is a role-play, where the interviewer plays someone else (e.g. an IC reporting to you) and you play the manager. In theory they give you the facts up front, but the reality is that the interviewer has secret information they don't tell you, and you're supposed to guess that information. The reality is that this interview tests your acting skills, not your management skills, and anyone who thinks it's a valuable evaluation of management talent has deluded themselves.
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Engineering Manager

Interviewed at OpenAI

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Jan 8, 2024

Standard systems design was straightforward. Other EM questions what you would expect - describe working style, what enjoy, advocating for change, making tradeoffs, working cross-functionally, etc. The ridiculous interview is a role-play, where the interviewer plays someone else (e.g. an IC reporting to you) and you play the manager. In theory they give you the facts up front, but the reality is that the interviewer has secret information they don't tell you, and you're supposed to guess that information. The reality is that this interview tests your acting skills, not your management skills, and anyone who thinks it's a valuable evaluation of management talent has deluded themselves.

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