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Software Engineer Interview Experience - Singapore, Singapore

October 1, 2021
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

TL;DR: Huge waste of time. Very confusing with a lot of interviews that will take you nowhere.

The interviews are scheduled one by one, so once I was approved in the previous round, a new one was scheduled.

After 3 technical interviews and a "homework assessment" (which I had to work on over a weekend), I received a slightly confusing message saying that I could interview with another team for another position they had open.

I agreed with the idea, and we started the process for the new position. After 2 other technical interviews (5 technical interviews in total by now), I was told I had been approved by the team and was going to be moved to their last step of the hiring process: a call with an HR representative to discuss a few other details before their offer.

Several days after the last HR interview, I did not receive any feedback, so I decided to contact the recruiter. To my surprise, I simply received the "standard rejection" (e.g., the team decided to not proceed).

At this point, I am very confused and disappointed (since I had been told I had been "approved" by their team previously), so I asked for further feedback. Nothing concrete came of it.

I was once again offered to interview for another role, but I was told I would have to go through their interview process all over again, e.g., another 3 technical rounds.

I decided to stop the hiring process at this point. I wish the company would have respected my time.

Huge waste of time. One technical assessment and several technical interviews, many messages exchanged via email for nothing, e.g., no offer made, no proper feedback shared.

Questions

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 46 interview experiences for the ByteDance Software Engineer role in Singapore, Singapore.

Success Rate

20%
Pass Rate

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

Experience Rating

Positive43%
Neutral33%
Negative24%

Candidates reported having good feelings for ByteDance's Software Engineer interview process in Singapore, Singapore.

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