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Software Engineer Interview Experience - Seattle, Washington

February 1, 2021
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Process

1 OA

3 rounds of technical interviews

Then HR call and offer

The OA is pretty difficult, but don't be discouraged. Even if you feel you didn't perform very well, there is still a chance. The same thing goes for technical interviews. Don't give up.

Questions

  1. Closest Pair of Points

Find the closest pair of points from a set of points in a two-dimensional space. A naive solution could be easy but it takes O(N^2) time and space complexity. A divide and conquer approach could reduce the complexity to O(N log N), but it's really hard to come up with.

  1. Technical Interview 1

Basic calculator, similar to LeetCode.

  1. Technical Interview 2

Derive the backpropagation formula.

  1. Technical Interview 3

Check if a point lies inside some ranges, similar to LeetCode's Range Module.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 11 interview experiences for the ByteDance Software Engineer role in Seattle, Washington.

Success Rate

18%
Pass Rate

ByteDance's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Seattle, Washington is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive27%
Neutral55%
Negative18%

Candidates reported having mixed feelings for ByteDance's Software Engineer interview process in Seattle, Washington.

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