ByteDance interview questions

Phone Round The interview was one of those questions thats pretty hard but also cannot be solved during an interview unless you had seen it before. I was able to solve the question with the interviewers help using a less optimal method, and after discussion, i was also able to code the actual method, but not to the point that it runs. While i was surprised and disappointed at the choice of interview question, what i did like was that the interviewer was polite, kind and helpful. Even though he did ask a question that i dont agree tests a cadidates coding ability, his demeanor in our interactions was not condescending to the fact that i could not solve it independently.

A brief screening call followed up by 1-3 rounds with the Product team. The brief screening checks the background and interest, the other rounds focus on product management skills. The questions are straight forward so it was not difficult. The process was smooth in general.