Data Engineer Interview Experience - California City, California
March 1, 2024
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I received the referral link and applied. About a week later, I received an online assessment through HackerRank. It was a combination of SQL and Python, followed by a technical screening.
Questions
Online assessment:
- 3 MCQ SQL questions
- 2 LeetCode medium problems (using hashmap and tree)
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the TikTok Data Engineer role in California City, California.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
TikTok's interview process for their Data Engineer roles in California City, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive0%
Neutral100%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for TikTok's Data Engineer interview process in California City, California.
TikTok Work Experiences
3.0
A lot of overtime
Data Engineer • Current Employee
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
March 17, 2025
Pros: Free lunch; free snacks; free parking
Cons: A lot of night meetings with Singapore teams.
High pressure.
No promotions.
Many in-house tools (not used by outside market).
Long commute.
3.0
Low hours and toxic working culture
Data Engineer • Current Employee
June 22, 2024
Pros: Good pay and perks, especially business trips.
Cons: Long hours and toxic working culture
3.0
Interested in the work, but the management is awful
Data Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
April 18, 2023
Pros: Teammates are good, and work is fun.
Cons: Horrible management. Always changing. Little transparency.
- 3.0A lot of overtimeData Engineer • Current EmployeeWashington, District of Columbia, United StatesMarch 17, 2025Pros: Free lunch; free snacks; free parkingCons: A lot of night meetings with Singapore teams. High pressure. No promotions. Many in-house tools (not used by outside market). Long commute.
- 3.0Low hours and toxic working cultureData Engineer • Current EmployeeJune 22, 2024Pros: Good pay and perks, especially business trips.Cons: Long hours and toxic working culture
- 3.0Interested in the work, but the management is awfulData Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesApril 18, 2023Pros: Teammates are good, and work is fun.Cons: Horrible management. Always changing. Little transparency.
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