Associate Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Jose, California
June 23, 2024
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
3 Technical Assessments with an Engineer.
I only completed one round, despite answering 1.5 of the questions correctly (I ran out of time for the second one).
The interviewer paid no attention to me during the assessment and was very rude.
Questions
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the TikTok Associate Software Engineer role in San Jose, California.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
TikTok's interview process for their Associate Software Engineer roles in San Jose, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
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Candidates reported having very negative feelings for TikTok's Associate Software Engineer interview process in San Jose, California.
TikTok Work Experiences
3.0
Challenging jobs, but I got to learn top tech
Associate Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
July 16, 2025
Pros: - Growth opportunities, projects scale fast so you learned a lot throughout.
- Great infra and cutting-edge frameworks.
- Well paid.
- Snacks and drinks provided at the office.
Cons: - Late meetings with teams in China.
- Docs are mostly in Mandarin.
- Poor work-life balance; sprint planning is crazy, and everyone is parallelly handling multiple projects.
5.0
Friendly Team, Time Zone Challenges
Software Development Engineer (SDE) • Former Employee
San Jose, California, United States
November 23, 2025
Pros: The people here are friendly, and the food is good.
Cons: You need to get a meeting with the team based in another country.
3.0
Not bad overall
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
September 22, 2025
Pros: food
projects
deal teammates to work with
Cons: There are some late-night meetings.
- 3.0Challenging jobs, but I got to learn top techAssociate Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesJuly 16, 2025Pros: - Growth opportunities, projects scale fast so you learned a lot throughout. - Great infra and cutting-edge frameworks. - Well paid. - Snacks and drinks provided at the office.Cons: - Late meetings with teams in China. - Docs are mostly in Mandarin. - Poor work-life balance; sprint planning is crazy, and everyone is parallelly handling multiple projects.
- 5.0Friendly Team, Time Zone ChallengesSoftware Development Engineer (SDE) • Former EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesNovember 23, 2025Pros: The people here are friendly, and the food is good.Cons: You need to get a meeting with the team based in another country.
- 3.0Not bad overallSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesSeptember 22, 2025Pros: food projects deal teammates to work withCons: There are some late-night meetings.
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