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).
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at ByteDance (Melbourne) in Jul 2020
Interview
There are two rounds of technical interviews, which are basically similar. Consisting of IT knowledges such as HTTPS protocol and computer architecture. Then the questions are about specific testing techniques, with scenarios of WeChat Red Pack. A lot of questions are also about project and education experiences.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What happen under the hood when you typed www.google.com in your browser.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at ByteDance (San Jose, CA) in Jul 2020
Interview
Phone Screen: Background questions, Round 1: Algorithm question. The manager in the technical interview seemed to be uninterested in the interview process. The question was fair but explanation was poor & tool used was difficult to use, a lot different than real tools used at work.