I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at ByteDance (Seattle, WA) in Aug 2022
Interview
Their hiring plan (as of 2022-2023) is really a big black box. Even if you got positive feedback in two interview rounds, they can still shoot you an email saying that "we won't consider you anymore". Later, you may find that this is not your fault, just simply because they canceled the hiring plan for that position. What a waste of time!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Give a detailed talk about your Ph.D. research experience.
- easy leet code style code test
- ask about research experience
- talk a lot about view of current tech and future improvement
- ask the implementation of some basic algorithms
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at ByteDance (San Jose, CA) in Apr 2025
Interview
The interview process is very smooth, about 1-2 rounds per week with a total of 4 rounds. The first 3 are technical rounds that include both project deep-dive and leetcode questions. The last 1 is a hiring manager round and the HM introduced projects on the team.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How will you design an audio-visual AI system that mark the sound source in the video?
HR interview - HR gives overview about the interview process, introduces the team, and describes the role
Leet code - actual programming test
ML interviews - general ML and specific domain knowledge
Manager interview
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Leetcode question: dynamic programming for alignment
