Data Engineer Interview Experience - Seattle, Washington
November 1, 2021
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
The process was very smooth. A recruiter reached out to me for DE roles, and we had an initial discussion about the role and team. It took around two weeks to finish the whole interview process. I received the interview results within two days.
Questions
Standard Leetcode Style Algorithms & Data Structures
Medium to Hard Level SQL Questions
System Design
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the TikTok Data Engineer role in Seattle, Washington.
Success Rate
50%
Pass Rate
TikTok's interview process for their Data Engineer roles in Seattle, Washington is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive50%
Neutral0%
Negative50%
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for TikTok's Data Engineer interview process in Seattle, Washington.
TikTok Work Experiences
1.0
Toxic Place and No Career Growth
Data Engineer • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
April 8, 2025
Pros: They will provide good pay.
Cons: 1. Toxic Place and No Career Growth
2. Bad Leadership
3. You can find more mediocre engineers, and they only work with some tools and don't have solid experience and knowledge on building software or data systems from scratch.
4. No Learning Curve
5. Mediocre Team Leads who don't have any in-depth knowledge on any programming languages and just manage.
3.0
Don't come if you have a family.
Data Engineer • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
January 16, 2025
Pros: - Good pay
- Colleagues are actually nice
- But that's it.
Cons: - Disaster WLB
- Don't come if you have a family, because you will need to have meetings during the night every day.
5.0
Good Balance, High Security Concerns
Data Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
October 23, 2025
Pros: It’s good work-life balance.
Cons: A lot of national security concerns.
- 1.0Toxic Place and No Career GrowthData Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesApril 8, 2025Pros: They will provide good pay.Cons: 1. Toxic Place and No Career Growth 2. Bad Leadership 3. You can find more mediocre engineers, and they only work with some tools and don't have solid experience and knowledge on building software or data systems from scratch. 4. No Learning Curve 5. Mediocre Team Leads who don't have any in-depth knowledge on any programming languages and just manage.
- 3.0Don't come if you have a family.Data Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesJanuary 16, 2025Pros: - Good pay - Colleagues are actually nice - But that's it.Cons: - Disaster WLB - Don't come if you have a family, because you will need to have meetings during the night every day.
- 5.0Good Balance, High Security ConcernsData Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesOctober 23, 2025Pros: It’s good work-life balance.Cons: A lot of national security concerns.
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