Machine Learning Engineer Interview Experience - San Jose, California
Process
The process was smooth overall, but there was extremely bad respect for interviewees.
I got through all three rounds, but they cancelled my call with HR to discuss compensation just one hour before the call. I received no feedback and was ghosted.
All three rounds were similar:
- Two technical rounds with developers.
- One round with the hiring manager, consisting of a resume dive, regular ML questions, and a LeetCode question.
Questions
General resume dive with formulas for ML algorithms. General ML questions, as well as those related to data. One LeetCode problem every round, which were LC medium.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 29 interview experiences for the TikTok Machine Learning Engineer role in San Jose, California.
Success Rate
TikTok's interview process for their Machine Learning Engineer roles in San Jose, California is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having good feelings for TikTok's Machine Learning Engineer interview process in San Jose, California.
TikTok Work Experiences
- 4.0Good Team, Late NightsMachine Learning Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesMay 18, 2024Pros: Good teamwork, diversity, and food.Cons: Works too late into the night
- 2.0Good for new grads, but worst cultureMachine Learning Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesNovember 14, 2024Pros: You will learn rocket-fast because you are always pushed by overloaded tasks. A fresh NG will handle several senior-level jobs under limited guidance.Cons: 0 work-life balance. Work, work, work if you are a Chinese speaker. You will be working with people in China during the night for sure. But for non-Chinese speakers, your life will be much better because the leadership will have 0 expectations from you. You can basically chill all day.
- 3.0Good Pay, Bad Work-lifeMachine Learning Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesFebruary 12, 2025Pros: Good salary and yearly compensation.Cons: Bad work-life balance. You need to learn Mandarin.
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