Data Engineer Interview Experience - San Jose, California
March 1, 2023
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
First round is a recruiter call, 30 minutes.
Second is SQL and Coding. I write SQL but could write Python correctly.
Didn’t hear back after the interview.
The interviewer spoke Chinese, so we used Chinese in the interview.
Questions
Write an SQL query based on the schema.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 9 interview experiences for the TikTok Data Engineer role in San Jose, California.
Success Rate
22%
Pass Rate
TikTok's interview process for their Data Engineer roles in San Jose, California is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive56%
Neutral33%
Negative11%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for TikTok's Data Engineer interview process in San Jose, California.
TikTok Work Experiences
1.0
Avoid at all cost
Data Engineer • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
November 11, 2024
Pros: Pay is good, but if you divide it by the overwhelming hours per day, it is not worth it. Food is good.
Cons: Everything is the worst I have ever experienced.
2.0
Good Benefits, Bad Culture/WLB
Data Engineer • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
August 30, 2024
Pros: Lenient travel policy, nice SJ office, high visibility projects.
Cons: Intense, almost exclusive collaboration with Asia teams.
No support for personal growth.
4.0
It's not bad, as many people may think
Data Engineer • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
August 19, 2024
Pros: You will learn a lot from the projects they do here.
Pay is not the best, but still great.
Free lunch and dinner.
Cons: Hard to get a promotion and raise.
More workload than other companies.
- 1.0Avoid at all costData Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesNovember 11, 2024Pros: Pay is good, but if you divide it by the overwhelming hours per day, it is not worth it. Food is good.Cons: Everything is the worst I have ever experienced.
- 2.0Good Benefits, Bad Culture/WLBData Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesAugust 30, 2024Pros: Lenient travel policy, nice SJ office, high visibility projects.Cons: Intense, almost exclusive collaboration with Asia teams. No support for personal growth.
- 4.0It's not bad, as many people may thinkData Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesAugust 19, 2024Pros: You will learn a lot from the projects they do here. Pay is not the best, but still great. Free lunch and dinner.Cons: Hard to get a promotion and raise. More workload than other companies.
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