I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at ByteDance (Remote) in Dec 2022
Interview
The interview takes 1 hour. We discussed my research for almost 50 mins. The rest 10 mins are for the simple coding questions. I interviewed with the Chinese team. They are focus on AI for science.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Talk about your research, and they will also ask for a lot of details.
Very good. Interviewer is very friendly and respects the candidate. Questions are thoughtful. Expect to be very familiar with modern deep learning architectures and being able to code from scratch.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How to implement a Transformer from scratch in PyTorch
three technical interviews focused on problem-solving, coding, and core computer science fundamentals. Depending on the role, there may also be discussions around past research or project experience, system design, or domain-specific knowledge
Round of introductions. First discussion about research with a focus on current project and past experience, then worked on leetcode-style coding questions with subquestions that talk a bit about system design.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How to implement a hash-based aggregation in Python? (Extend to out of memory, extend to accelerators)