ML Engineer Interview Experience - United States
November 16, 2023
Negative ExperienceGot Offer
Process
They ask you to speak Chinese, even though it is not listed on the job posting. The interviewer is very disrespectful and will record you without your permission.
The interviewer is located in China, by the way. The interview time is also in the China time zone, which means you are interviewing at 1 AM in the morning on the East Coast.
The interviewer does not even read your resume when talking to you.
Questions
Random questions not related to CV or experience.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the ByteDance ML Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
ByteDance's interview process for their ML Engineer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive50%
Neutral0%
Negative50%
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for ByteDance's ML Engineer interview process in United States.
ByteDance Work Experiences
3.0
Good Projects, Slow Growth
ML Engineer • Former Employee
London, England, United Kingdom
September 17, 2025
Pros: Decent big tech.
Good projects.
Cons: Chinese leadership
Slow career progression
5.0
Full of opportunities at this fast-growing company
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Singapore, Singapore
November 13, 2025
Pros: Different businesses are growing at a fast rate, with great influence over millions of audience. As long as you're proactive, you can grow fast and also see your work impacting a lot of people.
Cons: Given the fast pace, sometimes decisions can change fast also. So, we need to be adaptive to the changes.
4.0
High-Velocity Engineering: Rapid Growth and Technical Challenge
Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Jose, California, United States
November 13, 2025
Pros: Exposure to massive-scale systems and high-concurrency challenges.
The tech stack is cutting-edge and constantly evolving.
Direct impact on global-scale products.
The culture encourages proactive, ownership-driven work.
Highly competitive compensation and excellent daily perks.
Cons: Work-life balance is often challenging due to extremely fast development cycles. High pressure to deliver quickly can sometimes lead to technical debt. The organization is always restructuring, causing some instability. On-call duties and extended hours are frequent expectations.
- 3.0Good Projects, Slow GrowthML Engineer • Former EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomSeptember 17, 2025Pros: Decent big tech. Good projects.Cons: Chinese leadership Slow career progression
- 5.0Full of opportunities at this fast-growing companySoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSingapore, SingaporeNovember 13, 2025Pros: Different businesses are growing at a fast rate, with great influence over millions of audience. As long as you're proactive, you can grow fast and also see your work impacting a lot of people.Cons: Given the fast pace, sometimes decisions can change fast also. So, we need to be adaptive to the changes.
- 4.0High-Velocity Engineering: Rapid Growth and Technical ChallengeSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesNovember 13, 2025Pros: Exposure to massive-scale systems and high-concurrency challenges. The tech stack is cutting-edge and constantly evolving. Direct impact on global-scale products. The culture encourages proactive, ownership-driven work. Highly competitive compensation and excellent daily perks.Cons: Work-life balance is often challenging due to extremely fast development cycles. High pressure to deliver quickly can sometimes lead to technical debt. The organization is always restructuring, causing some instability. On-call duties and extended hours are frequent expectations.
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