Frontend Developer Interview Experience - San Jose, California
April 14, 2023
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The first time, there was something wrong with the interviewer's computer, so we rescheduled the interview. The second time, the interviewer got COVID. His colleague took his place. He works in Singapore, and then we conducted the interview in Mandarin.
Questions
Something about your project. How to improve it. And questions about JavaScript.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the TikTok Frontend Developer role in San Jose, California.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
TikTok's interview process for their Frontend Developer roles in San Jose, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive100%
Neutral0%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for TikTok's Frontend Developer interview process in San Jose, California.
TikTok Work Experiences
3.0
Good Pay, Long Hours
Frontend Developer • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
January 8, 2025
Pros: Good compensation for a tech company.
Cons: Long work hours.
Difficult for non-Chinese speaking engineers.
3.0
Decent Pay, Bad Culture
Frontend Developer • Former Employee
Singapore, Singapore
July 18, 2024
Pros: Nothing much, other than a decent pay.
Cons: Work culture is bad, especially for non-Chinese.
5.0
Friendly Team, Time Zone Challenges
Software Development Engineer (SDE) • Former Employee
San Jose, California, United States
November 23, 2025
Pros: The people here are friendly, and the food is good.
Cons: You need to get a meeting with the team based in another country.
- 3.0Good Pay, Long HoursFrontend Developer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesJanuary 8, 2025Pros: Good compensation for a tech company.Cons: Long work hours. Difficult for non-Chinese speaking engineers.
- 3.0Decent Pay, Bad CultureFrontend Developer • Former EmployeeSingapore, SingaporeJuly 18, 2024Pros: Nothing much, other than a decent pay.Cons: Work culture is bad, especially for non-Chinese.
- 5.0Friendly Team, Time Zone ChallengesSoftware Development Engineer (SDE) • Former EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesNovember 23, 2025Pros: The people here are friendly, and the food is good.Cons: You need to get a meeting with the team based in another country.
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