Behavioral / leadership round prompts
You’re asked to cover some or all of the following:
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Technical deep dive presentation
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Prepare a short slide deck explaining one of your projects.
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Interviewer probes on depth: architecture, trade-offs, failures, what you would redo, and what
you
specifically owned.
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Motivation & mission
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“Why do you want to work here (e.g., OpenAI)?”
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“What is your view on AGI and its impact/risks?”
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Negative / conflict questions
(examples)
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Tell me about a time you made a mistake.
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A time you disagreed with a teammate/leadership.
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A time you received tough feedback or failed to deliver.
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Cross-functional (XFN) with a PM
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Describe how you work with PMs.
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How do you
pitch an idea
, align stakeholders, and handle pushback?
Provide structured, specific answers with clear outcomes and reflections.