Envié una solicitud electrónica. Acudí a una entrevista en ByteDance (Los Angeles, CA) en oct 2023
Entrevista
It is a first-round video interview for a research scientist position at Bytedance. I am a PhD new graduate major in ECE, and I apply this position via a referral. The interview questions are not hard, but unfortunately I did not enter into the second round, and the HR cannot provide any feedback.
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
The first question is to find the shortest path for a knight from start location to the destination location in a square map. The knight has two types of movement, which are specified in the problem statement. The second problem is to implement a binary search to find the target number in an array without redundant elements. The next follow up question is to search in an array with redundant elements. The final follow up is about how to optimize the code to reduce the total number of comparison operations.
- easy leet code style code test
- ask about research experience
- talk a lot about view of current tech and future improvement
- ask the implementation of some basic algorithms
HR interview - HR gives overview about the interview process, introduces the team, and describes the role
Leet code - actual programming test
ML interviews - general ML and specific domain knowledge
Manager interview
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
Leetcode question: dynamic programming for alignment
Solicité el puesto a través de la recomendación de un empleado. El proceso duró 4 semanas. Acudí a una entrevista en ByteDance (San Jose, CA) en abr 2025
Entrevista
The interview process is very smooth, about 1-2 rounds per week with a total of 4 rounds. The first 3 are technical rounds that include both project deep-dive and leetcode questions. The last 1 is a hiring manager round and the HM introduced projects on the team.
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
How will you design an audio-visual AI system that mark the sound source in the video?
