I applied online. I interviewed at ByteDance (New York, NY) in Apr 2025
Interview
Applied online through the ByteDance careers portal for Data scientist position. Heard back in about 1 week to schedule the first round. Had a 20-minute initial phone screen with a recruiter.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked about my previous work experience, the projects I’ve worked on, and what technologies I’m familiar with. They also checked my work authorization status. It was a general background call — no technical questions in this round.The recruiter was polite and to the point. It felt like a standard screening to gauge fit before moving forward.
I applied online. I interviewed at ByteDance (Shanghai, Shanghai) in Dec 2025
Interview
First round technical interview with a senior member from the team, 45 mins equally divided into resume questions, 1 sql problem involving window function and ctes, and discussion around statistical concepts/scenarios.
HR reach out to me invite me to take a Data Scientist interview, and scheduel an interview for me. I only took one interview asking about project-related questions，and some questions about statistics, experimentation, and modeling，and one open-ended question.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How to estimate TikTok's daily advertising revenue without access to internal data?
Submitted application through referral link. Received recruiter phone screening within a few days. And then immediately asked for availability to schedule the 1st round technical interview with one of the team members.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Walk me through your resume and elaborate on what problems you solved with data and what metrics you used.