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ByteDance Solutions Architect Interview Questions

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CodingStart here. 6 questions · ~63 min
Reverse Linked ListEasy
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Reverse a singly linked list iteratively and recursively in Python.

RecursionLinked ListsbasicsByteDance
Longest Substring Without RepeatsMedium
Practice

Find the longest substring with all unique characters using a sliding window.

Hash TablesStringsTwo PointersByteDance
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System Design9 questions · ~94 min
Design a Real-Time ML Feature StoreHard

Design a shared feature store for training and low-latency inference across many ML systems with strict freshness and consistency needs.

Feature StoreFeature DriftModel ServingByteDance
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Pipelines3 questions · ~31 min
Integrate a New Microservice PipelineMedium

Approach for integrating a new microservice into an existing pipeline architecture with dependency management, idempotency, and data quality controls.

InfrastructureOrchestrationDependenciesByteDance
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Behavioral & Leadership9 questions · ~94 min
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More topics5 questions · ~52 min
7-Day Rolling Active UsersMedium
Practice

Compute daily active users and a 7-day rolling average using a CTE, distinct counts, and window functions.

Window FunctionsDate FunctionsRunning TotalsByteDance
Prioritize Features for a New ProductMedium

A framework for deciding which features should ship first when building a new product.

Feature PrioritizationUser Needsproduct developmentByteDance
Real-Time Scale Cost EstimateHard

Tests your ability to model capacity and estimate infrastructure cost for large-scale real-time systems.

EstimationTAM/SAM/SOMEconomies of ScaleByteDance
SQL Top Spenders by MonthEasy
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Rank TikTok Shop users by monthly spend using joins, aggregation, date truncation, and ROW_NUMBER().

Window FunctionsRankingAggregationsByteDance
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