ByteDance Software Development Engineer SDE interview questions
based on 12 ratings - Updated Jan 20, 2026
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80%
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Software Development Engineer SDE applicants have rated the interview process at ByteDance with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 33% positive. To compare, the company-average is 48.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Development Engineer SDE roles take an average of 31 days to get hired, when considering 12 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at ByteDance overall takes an average of 26 days.
Common stages of the interview process at ByteDance as a Software Development Engineer SDE according to 12 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 43%
Skills test: 29%
Background check: 21%
Personality test: 7%
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0. Introduced each other 1. Asked about one project on resume and some computer science fundamentals 2. One leetcode medium level coding probelm 3. Ask some questions about their company.
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Question 1
Q: Introduce one of your favorite projects you have worked on
the first round of technical interviews, the second round of technical interviews, one round of system design interview, one round of hiring manager interview. Behavior question, background, resume. few coding problems to solve. bug-free not required