Process
Three rounds of technical interviews and one round with the hiring manager.
Coding questions, behavioral questions, and questions about your resume.
The final round is system design, which was not difficult but unexpected for this position.
Questions
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Experience as DE
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Questions about Hive, Spark
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Optimization
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 37 interview experiences for the TikTok Data Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
11%
Pass Rate
TikTok's interview process for their Data Engineer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive57%
Neutral35%
Negative8%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for TikTok's Data Engineer interview process in United States.
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.
2.0
Grinding and no respect for personal values
Data Engineer • Current Employee
Singapore, Singapore
February 2, 2025
Pros: - Good money
- Free food
- Competitive insurance
Cons: There are a lot of cons. You're competing with Chinese colleagues who aim for crazy goals and will grind until 11 PM daily.
4.0
Great Team, But Workload Heavy
Data Engineer • Former Employee
San Jose, California, United States
March 20, 2024
Pros: Good facility, nice teammates.
Cons: My workload is too much.
- 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.
- 2.0Grinding and no respect for personal valuesData Engineer • Current EmployeeSingapore, SingaporeFebruary 2, 2025Pros: - Good money - Free food - Competitive insuranceCons: There are a lot of cons. You're competing with Chinese colleagues who aim for crazy goals and will grind until 11 PM daily.
- 4.0Great Team, But Workload HeavyData Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesMarch 20, 2024Pros: Good facility, nice teammates.Cons: My workload is too much.
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