Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - Seattle, Washington
August 1, 2025
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I did the OA and didn't pass, so they rejected me. I think I maybe could have passed if I had studied more. There were just some bugs that I didn’t have time to fully complete. I think for the average person, it is doable.
Questions
Asked me to develop a class from the ground up.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the ByteDance Software Engineer (Internship) role in Seattle, Washington.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
ByteDance's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in Seattle, Washington is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
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Neutral0%
Negative100%
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for ByteDance's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in Seattle, Washington.
ByteDance Work Experiences
4.0
Great Package, Terrible Balance
Sr. Software Engineer • Former Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
October 31, 2025
Pros: Good package, and the career growth is great if you speak Chinese.
Cons: Barely work-life balance and tons of meetings across time zones.
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.
3.0
Good if you can survive
QA Engineer • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
June 27, 2025
Pros: Benefits are really good at Bytedance.
Cons: Politics is really bad at Bytedance.
- 4.0Great Package, Terrible BalanceSr. Software Engineer • Former EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesOctober 31, 2025Pros: Good package, and the career growth is great if you speak Chinese.Cons: Barely work-life balance and tons of meetings across time zones.
- 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.
- 3.0Good if you can surviveQA Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesJune 27, 2025Pros: Benefits are really good at Bytedance.Cons: Politics is really bad at Bytedance.
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