Graduate Software Engineer Interview Experience - Sydney, Australia
April 17, 2024
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
OA -> 3 rounds Technical -> Offer.
Interviewer couldn't speak English fluently, making communication difficult to the point where they had to type out English words in chat.
Questions
General computer science concepts, including networks and operating systems.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 9 interview experiences for the TikTok Graduate Software Engineer role in Sydney, Australia.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
TikTok's interview process for their Graduate Software Engineer roles in Sydney, Australia is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive22%
Neutral67%
Negative11%
Candidates reported having good feelings for TikTok's Graduate Software Engineer interview process in Sydney, Australia.
TikTok Work Experiences
5.0
Great Vibe, Hard Work
Senior Softare Engineer • Current Employee
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
December 9, 2024
Pros: Best work vibe and people.
Cons: Work needs to be so hard.
2.0
Toxic culture and poor work-life balance
Site Reliability Engineer • Current Employee
Sydney, Australia
March 20, 2025
Pros: Compensation
Benefits:
* Private health insurance
Cons: No diversity in the team.
English is not the common language in the office for technical teams.
No respect for Australian culture or people. They make you feel you are just a number and need to fit into Chinese 9-9-6 work culture.
SRE leadership in Australia sucks - too much favoritism.
No work-life balance.
No opportunity for growth.
4.0
Hate the 4 days RTO. Others are okay
Machine Learning Engineer • Current Employee
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
June 27, 2025
Pros: intelligent fellows, so that everything works smoothly.
Cons: Have to be 4 days RTO.
- 5.0Great Vibe, Hard WorkSenior Softare Engineer • Current EmployeeSydney, New South Wales, AustraliaDecember 9, 2024Pros: Best work vibe and people.Cons: Work needs to be so hard.
- 2.0Toxic culture and poor work-life balanceSite Reliability Engineer • Current EmployeeSydney, AustraliaMarch 20, 2025Pros: Compensation Benefits: * Private health insuranceCons: No diversity in the team. English is not the common language in the office for technical teams. No respect for Australian culture or people. They make you feel you are just a number and need to fit into Chinese 9-9-6 work culture. SRE leadership in Australia sucks - too much favoritism. No work-life balance. No opportunity for growth.
- 4.0Hate the 4 days RTO. Others are okayMachine Learning Engineer • Current EmployeeSydney, New South Wales, AustraliaJune 27, 2025Pros: intelligent fellows, so that everything works smoothly.Cons: Have to be 4 days RTO.
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