Software Engineer Interview Experience - Mountain View, California
September 3, 2026
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The interview was hard, and the questions were very specific about the resume parts. The LeetCode part was also not easy, which consisted of two questions, and I only completed the first question.
Questions
About my resume skills, I forgot which one it was, but the interviewer asked ten questions about the resume.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 5 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
Positive20%
Neutral60%
Negative20%
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for ByteDance's Software Engineer interview process in Mountain View, California.
ByteDance Work Experiences
5.0
Great Food, Late Nights
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
March 25, 2021
Pros: The kitchen is very good, offering Chinese food.
Cons: Work very late at night
4.0
If you want to really do good work
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
July 15, 2021
Pros: Good work culture and a lot of smart and hardworking people.
Cons: Very Fast Paced environment. Need to be a quick learner.
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
- 5.0Great Food, Late NightsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesMarch 25, 2021Pros: The kitchen is very good, offering Chinese food.Cons: Work very late at night
- 4.0If you want to really do good workSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesJuly 15, 2021Pros: Good work culture and a lot of smart and hardworking people.Cons: Very Fast Paced environment. Need to be a quick learner.
- 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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