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Passed Round 1, Failed Round 2 After Solving Two of Three Problems

BytedanceSoftware Engineer · Technical Screen · Jan 2026

Round 1 was a coding round with the interviewer, and the experience was great. It was conducted in English, one hour total: the first five minutes were quick self-introductions, then 45 minutes of coding, and the last 10 minutes were for me to ask questions. The problem was a LeetCode question — the exact name was obscured in the original post, but it involved some kind of transformation. I walke…

Shared by a candidate · reported Jan 2026. Interview formats change; use it as a guide, not a script.