ByteDance Senior Software Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. Word search II from leetcode
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Word search II is a problem where you have to find all words from a given list in a 2D board of characters.
• Use a trie data structure to efficiently search for words in the board.

• Implement a backtracking algorithm to explore all possible paths in the board.

• Optimize the search by pruning branches that cannot lead to a valid word.
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45 min round. Similar to Leetcode medium level question.

45 min coding round, 2 question asked

Q1. System design of proximity service
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Design a system for proximity service
• Utilize geolocation data to track user locations

• Implement algorithms to calculate proximity between users

• Use real-time updates to notify users of nearby contacts
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Q1. Behavioral questions
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Implement boolean canConstruct(String targetString, String[] dict) which returns true if we can construct the targetString by concatenating the words given in the dictionary

Q1. Implement key value store
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Implement a key value store for storing and retrieving data efficiently.
• Use a hash table or a balanced tree data structure to store key-value pairs.

• Implement functions for inserting, updating, deleting, and retrieving key-value pairs.

• Consider implementing features like transactions, concurrency control, and data persistence.

• Example: Implement a simple key value store using a hash table in Python.
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Q1. Design LLD of google calendar
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Design LLD of google calendar
• Use microservices architecture for scalability and maintainability

• Implement features like event creation, editing, deletion, reminders, and sharing

• Utilize databases for storing user data and events

• Include user authentication and authorization for security

• Integrate with external APIs for syncing with other calendars
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Q1. Design Booking Management System
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Design a Booking Management System for handling reservations and scheduling.
• Create a user-friendly interface for customers to make bookings

• Implement a database to store booking information

• Include features for managing availability, cancellations, and payments
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It was a bar raiser round and questions were related to trees and binary search

Asked medium level graph question.

Asked LLD question with at flow executable.

Q1. Asked HLD questions.
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Two medium DSA questions based on strings.

Q1. Design Google Meet
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Design a video conferencing platform similar to Google Meet.
• Implement real-time video and audio streaming

• Include features like screen sharing, chat, and participant management

• Ensure scalability to support large number of users

• Focus on security and privacy measures

• Optimize for low latency and high quality video/audio
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