ByteDance interview questions

Although the turnaround time was fairly quick each time (within a week), the entire process was disorganized and confusing. They were very secretive about the process to the extent that I didn’t even know what business unit I was applying for becus they refused to share and I never knew who my interviewers were so it was very hard to research or prep for the interviews. I was told different things by different interviewers in the hiring process. After going through 3-4 rounds, I did not even get to speak to the hiring manager. I was interviewed by people who weren’t even related to the role I applied for and didn’t know what questions to ask or how to assess my abilities for the role. The last round was the cherry on the cake when the interviewer kept bad mouthing their own company saying how they worked really hard, they’re demanding, no work life balance, and how Chinese culture is difficult to work with. Lol, maybe she was trying to warn me so I take it as a blessing in disguise. Still, kinda weird but thought I’ll share my experience to anyone who’s interested to join them. Maybe think carefully if this is a place you can thrive in.

Firstly, the manager asked me to introduce myself, then asked some elementary questions about os and networks etc, finally I was required to write some code about an algorithm question. It lasted for 40 mins.