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).
Recruiter couldn't answer in detail most of the questions regarding hiring process and interviewing details. The team send a take home exercise that was the most complex I've ever seen. I've interviewed with Apple Amazon Cloudfare etc none of them was this demanding. Once I send over the deck, recruiter promised updates but never got back. The ghosting culture and the overly demanding take home exercise tells how toxic their work environment is.
I applied in-person. I interviewed at ByteDance (Kuala Lumpur) in Nov 2024
Interview
the interview went smooth, the question was standard. asking what u understand about the role, how u manage stress, cross communication, your relevant experience that u can relate with search's JD
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at ByteDance in Nov 2024
Interview
Two virtual interviews, no coding.
First discussed previous data analysis and research experiences. Asked what if the data was different how would you adjust.
Second discussed optical engineering problems and a few troubleshooting scenarios.