A team in Bytedance
A team in Bytedance
Compensation is good. Above average rating gets a much higher bonus than average, which is good.
Business is bad.
An in-house, self-developed engine has many issues.
Work is ad hoc, with dirty workarounds because the engine has issues. There's not much room for personal growth.
A tough environment for non-Chinese speaking people.
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SRE/DevOps Engineer
The HR team was really nice, and the whole process felt clear, efficient, and respectful. The interviewers were professional and respectful too. The only downside was that the final result took three weeks. Even though HR gave a detailed explanatio
Site Reliability Engineer
Three tech interview rounds and one HR interview. The tech interviews covered algorithms (LeetCode medium level), networking, and OS questions. The HR interview included some open-ended behavioral questions. The whole process took 3-4 weeks.
Software Engineering Intern
Friendly interviewer. Was asked a question I did not prepare for. It was related to maze traversal in a 2D matrix. A harder version of the question was to traverse the maze while a "monster" was chasing you down the maze.
SRE/DevOps Engineer
United StatesAugust 20, 2025The HR team was really nice, and the whole process felt clear, efficient, and respectful. The interviewers were professional and respectful too. The only downside was that the final result took three weeks. Even though HR gave a detailed explanatio
Site Reliability Engineer
Singapore, SingaporeSeptember 1, 2025Three tech interview rounds and one HR interview. The tech interviews covered algorithms (LeetCode medium level), networking, and OS questions. The HR interview included some open-ended behavioral questions. The whole process took 3-4 weeks.
Software Engineering Intern
SingaporeDecember 23, 2022Friendly interviewer. Was asked a question I did not prepare for. It was related to maze traversal in a 2D matrix. A harder version of the question was to traverse the maze while a "monster" was chasing you down the maze.
