Backend Engineer Interview Experience - Singapore, Singapore
June 16, 2025
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Process
Two rounds of tech interviews, plus live coding in each one. Interviewers were nice and communicative of what they expected. The live coding exercises were of medium LeetCode difficulty. SQL and OS knowledge were also tested.
Questions
LeetCode Qn: FreqStack (Medium difficulty)
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 12 interview experiences for the TikTok Backend Engineer role in Singapore, Singapore.
Success Rate
17%
Pass Rate
TikTok's interview process for their Backend Engineer roles in Singapore, Singapore is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive50%
Neutral42%
Negative8%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for TikTok's Backend Engineer interview process in Singapore, Singapore.
TikTok Work Experiences
5.0
Back-end Engineering Internship
Backend Engineer • Current Employee
Singapore, Singapore
November 26, 2025
Pros: Fast pace, a lot of opportunity to grow, big mentorship.
Cons: The return offer system might not be transparent.
4.0
State-of-art Tech, Narrow Focus
Backend Engineer • Current Employee
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
November 17, 2025
Pros: Technically, it's state-of-the-art, to be honest.
Cons: People focus on one small module.
3.0
Scale Fast, Docs Slow
Backend Engineer • Former Employee
San Jose, California, United States
October 30, 2025
Pros: Operates at an impressive scale. Iterate quickly and fail fast to build successful features.
Cons: Fast growth results in a slightly disorganized ecosystem. Lots of technical documentation is fragmented, repeated, and often outdated. Additionally, it is usually written in Chinese, with algorithmic translations available or a translated version of the doc (sometimes outdated!) also available.
- 5.0Back-end Engineering InternshipBackend Engineer • Current EmployeeSingapore, SingaporeNovember 26, 2025Pros: Fast pace, a lot of opportunity to grow, big mentorship.Cons: The return offer system might not be transparent.
- 4.0State-of-art Tech, Narrow FocusBackend Engineer • Current EmployeeSydney, New South Wales, AustraliaNovember 17, 2025Pros: Technically, it's state-of-the-art, to be honest.Cons: People focus on one small module.
- 3.0Scale Fast, Docs SlowBackend Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesOctober 30, 2025Pros: Operates at an impressive scale. Iterate quickly and fail fast to build successful features.Cons: Fast growth results in a slightly disorganized ecosystem. Lots of technical documentation is fragmented, repeated, and often outdated. Additionally, it is usually written in Chinese, with algorithmic translations available or a translated version of the doc (sometimes outdated!) also available.
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