Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at ByteDance as 25% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.75 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Software Engineer and Community Manager rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for CCM Specialist and Community Manager roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at ByteDance takes an average of 10 days when considering 4 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for CCM Specialist had the quickest hiring process (on average 10 days), whereas CCM Specialist roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 10 days).
Online interview 1. Describe test cases for a specific scenario 2. SQL query (2nd biggest number in DB) 3. Longest palindrome substring. Wasn't told to find O(N^2) solution. Spent most time trying to figure out an O(N) solution.
I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at ByteDance
Interview
self introduction behavioral questions and cv review consulting cases in market size and market entry career goal especially for operations etc availability for doing intern onsite and 5 days a week etc
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Question 1
Describe the latest field you conducted research on
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at ByteDance (San Francisco, CA) in Nov 2022
Interview
Chatted with the recruiter, who was lovely. Then I talked to the hiring manager. I found him to be completely devoid of any empathy and made no attempt to get to know me as an individual. While I understand the need to ascertain my technical acumen and SE skills, I do require a manager with an EQ. The longer we talked, the more I got a sense that he was not someone I would vibe well with. The most egregious faux pas was when he asked me who my managers were at my last job, which I found to be a bit of a transgression. It made me feel judged poorly, as I don't think that is his business, and it made me feel like he was going to communicate with them through back channels.