Process
The interviewer seems to be located in China and looks like he hasn't slept for two days. He was rather nonchalant about the interview and barely gave any feedback. It also appears he is not very proficient in English. Sometimes, when I mentioned ML terms, he needed to pause for a second and think about it.
Questions
Describe SVM, Transformer, GLP model, and simple coding about recursively reversing a linked list.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 125 interview experiences for the TikTok Machine Learning Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
TikTok's interview process for their Machine Learning Engineer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having good feelings for TikTok's Machine Learning Engineer interview process in United States.
TikTok Work Experiences
- 4.0Smart Team, Late MeetingsMachine Learning Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesAugust 19, 2023Pros: Young and smart colleague. Very strong business. Good career growth and scope. We can get things done. Moving fast.Cons: Communication with the Chinese team. Late night meetings.
- 5.0Brilliant Colleagues, Great BalanceMachine Learning Engineer • Former EmployeeSingapore, SingaporeJune 20, 2024Pros: Nice and brilliant colleague, work-life balance.Cons: Nothing can be thought of for now.
- 5.0TikTok is not all bad. It’s highly team dependentMachine Learning Engineer • Current EmployeeSingapore, SingaporeNovember 14, 2025Pros: I love my team. I think at TikTok it is very, very team dependent. Some teams are horrible; some are really good. Generally, people are really smart, but some teams can have horrible work cultures, such as micromanaging your time or not respecting your off days, etc. I would say it all depends on your team. If you manage to get into a good team with a good leader, even if the work is tough, it's a lot more manageable.Cons: The pace is definitely fast, but a good team helps to make it better. My team works hard, but we also respect off days and weekends as much as we can.
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