Intern applicants have rated the interview process at ByteDance with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 61% positive. To compare, the company-average is 48.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Intern roles take an average of 30 days to get hired, when considering 28 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at ByteDance overall takes an average of 26 days.
Common stages of the interview process at ByteDance as a Intern according to 28 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 29%
One on one interview: 29%
Skills test: 21%
Drug test: 4%
Presentation: 4%
Background check: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Personality test: 4%
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at ByteDance (San Jose, CA) in Sep 2025
Interview
Self Introduction:
Name, Major, Experience.
Resume Questions:
The workflow of the project.
The challenge met in the project.
The algorithms used in the project.
Coding Questions:
Topological Sort.
Stack and String.
Hashmap.
the proecess is like: online assessment-tech interview-tech interview-tech interview-HR call
The progress is pushed rapidly, the whole process takes about 2 weeks. But the Cv review is a little bit slow
OA - SQL Technical Assessment
Window functions, aggregate functions
2 Rounds of Interview
Interviews were scheduled within two weeks, recruiter is quite friendly and help to push for shorter timeline due to competing offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked about how to analyze data, given a specific dataset.
My interviewers were really friendly.
They asked basic behavioral questions as my role was a business role . All of the interviews were virtual and a total of 3/4 rounds.