Site Reliability Engineer Interview Experience - United States
September 21, 2024
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
One LeetCode question: Use a prefix tree (Trie) to build a library search by title. Maps are not allowed. The Add() and Search() operations should have O(n) time complexity. Please self-introduce.
Questions
Deep dive into resume: previous projects and experience.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the ByteDance Site Reliability Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
ByteDance's interview process for their Site Reliability Engineer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive0%
Neutral100%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for ByteDance's Site Reliability Engineer interview process in United States.
ByteDance Work Experiences
3.0
Average Pay, Awkward Hours
Site Reliability Engineer • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
September 10, 2025
Pros: Salary is about the average.
Cons: Working overnight and meeting with cross-region teams.
3.0
Good pay, weird place
Site Reliability Engineer • Former Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
September 2, 2025
Pros: Great benefits
Great pay
Interesting work
Cons: The overwhelming use of Mandarin makes it difficult to get work done as someone who doesn’t speak the language.
1.0
Bad company, discrimination against maternity/paternity parents
Site Reliability Engineer • Former Employee
Singapore, Singapore
September 4, 2024
Pros: Worst company I ever stayed at.
Its pay may be a bit higher than other companies, but that's not worth it.
Cons: RTO5, Non-flexible working arrangement.
Discrimination against people taking maternity leave and paternity leave.
Long working hours.
Does not provide adequate training for new hires.
No career development.
No work-life balance.
- 3.0Average Pay, Awkward HoursSite Reliability Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesSeptember 10, 2025Pros: Salary is about the average.Cons: Working overnight and meeting with cross-region teams.
- 3.0Good pay, weird placeSite Reliability Engineer • Former EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesSeptember 2, 2025Pros: Great benefits Great pay Interesting workCons: The overwhelming use of Mandarin makes it difficult to get work done as someone who doesn’t speak the language.
- 1.0Bad company, discrimination against maternity/paternity parentsSite Reliability Engineer • Former EmployeeSingapore, SingaporeSeptember 4, 2024Pros: Worst company I ever stayed at. Its pay may be a bit higher than other companies, but that's not worth it.Cons: RTO5, Non-flexible working arrangement. Discrimination against people taking maternity leave and paternity leave. Long working hours. Does not provide adequate training for new hires. No career development. No work-life balance.
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