Software Engineer Interview Experience - Mountain View, California
June 1, 2021
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Phone interviews are conducted with interviewers from the US, UK, and China.
The interview time can be in the evening when you meet engineers from China, or early in the morning if you meet engineers from the UK.
Questions
Linux kernel.
Storage.
Coding.
Memory management.
File system.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 4 interview experiences for the ByteDance Software Engineer role in Mountain View, California.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
ByteDance's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Mountain View, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive25%
Neutral50%
Negative25%
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for ByteDance's Software Engineer interview process in Mountain View, California.
ByteDance Work Experiences
1.0
Company Name Only, Toxic Culture
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
August 25, 2024
Pros: Nothing other than people being aware of the company's name.
Cons: Everything is a con.
Divides employ people against each other.
3.0
Good scope, terrible WLB
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
September 24, 2023
Pros: 1. Great scope for new grads. I’m given the chance to work on feature or even component design within the first few months of work as a new grad.
2. Great growth due to the previous reason.
3. Colleagues are supportive, helpful, and knowledgeable.
Cons: 1. Bad WLB: I have to work nights with the China team, and this trend is increasing.
2. Colleagues: They are nice but toxic in some way. They work too long and sometimes even on weekends.
3. Managerial philosophy is different. Check out more details on YouTube. Almost all former employees who made a “why I leave” video mentioned this.
4.0
A lot of autonomy but poor collaboration
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
June 24, 2022
Pros: - Competitive pay
- Autonomy
- Ability to make an impact on the product
Cons: - hard to move up unless you are bilingual
- late night meetings with colleagues in China
- 1.0Company Name Only, Toxic CultureSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesAugust 25, 2024Pros: Nothing other than people being aware of the company's name.Cons: Everything is a con. Divides employ people against each other.
- 3.0Good scope, terrible WLBSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesSeptember 24, 2023Pros: 1. Great scope for new grads. I’m given the chance to work on feature or even component design within the first few months of work as a new grad. 2. Great growth due to the previous reason. 3. Colleagues are supportive, helpful, and knowledgeable.Cons: 1. Bad WLB: I have to work nights with the China team, and this trend is increasing. 2. Colleagues: They are nice but toxic in some way. They work too long and sometimes even on weekends. 3. Managerial philosophy is different. Check out more details on YouTube. Almost all former employees who made a “why I leave” video mentioned this.
- 4.0A lot of autonomy but poor collaborationSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesJune 24, 2022Pros: - Competitive pay - Autonomy - Ability to make an impact on the productCons: - hard to move up unless you are bilingual - late night meetings with colleagues in China
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