Cracking ByteDance's Software Engineer Interview: Tackling the Merge Chat Messages Challenge!

bytedance | Software Engineer | Interview Experience

Interview Date: Not specified
Result: Not specified
Difficulty: Not specified

Interview Process

The interview process included a technical round where I was asked to solve coding problems. The interview format was a live coding session, which lasted for about an hour. The initial code I submitted had some bugs that needed fixing during the discussion.

Technical Questions

  1. merge_chat_messages (list manipulation, deduplication)

Tips & Insights

It seemed that I passed the technical portion of the interview, but there were concerns about my background not aligning with the team’s needs. This made the process feel somewhat confusing.