Backend Engineer Interview Experience - Sydney, Australia
Process
Interview in Mandarin.
Full of Bagu silly problems.
Experience was asked, but it was a bad communication experience. I don't think they understood my expression. They were too focused on what my project achieves in production.
Really bad coding question: I was asking for clarification for 10 minutes.
The most disgusting problem: the coding problem was to reverse a linked list. The interviewer asked me how many methods I could do this. Besides, there was no input/output format.
Questions
coding: reverse a linked list
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Interview Statistics
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Success Rate
TikTok's interview process for their Backend Engineer roles in Sydney, Australia is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for TikTok's Backend Engineer interview process in Sydney, Australia.
TikTok Work Experiences
- 1.0Decent Pay, Toxic MicromanagementBackend Engineer • Current EmployeeSingapore, SingaporeOctober 2, 2025Pros: Relatively decent salary in SG tech companies.Cons: Super micromanagement and toxic.
- 4.0Good but tiringBackend Engineer • Current EmployeeSingapore, SingaporeApril 5, 2025Pros: Lots to learn, fast-paced.Cons: A lot of work to do.
- 4.0A company worth joiningBackend Engineer • Current EmployeeAustralind, Western Australia, AustraliaOctober 17, 2023Pros: A promising company with a lot of talented people.Cons: I haven't found any yet.
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