Process
There were three rounds of tech interviews.
The first round had an easy question, but I failed the second round.
The second round consisted of a 20-minute basic question and a 40-minute coding session. The questions primarily focused on web applications, including JavaScript and RESTful APIs. The coding problem involved a dynamic programming question related to parentheses.
Questions
- Take about a project
- JS == and ===
- Round 1: Sliding window
- Round 2: DP
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 24 interview experiences for the TikTok SDE-intern role in United States.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
TikTok's interview process for their SDE-intern roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive46%
Neutral46%
Negative8%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for TikTok's SDE-intern interview process in United States.
TikTok Work Experiences
1.0
Intense work, low pay. The manager is not encouraging
SDE-intern • Current Employee
December 1, 2022
Pros: Intense work: improve your ability to handle stress.
Cons: Lowest pay among all my internships. Manager only kept telling you what he wanted you to do and never heard him say anything good for what you achieved. Endless work. Not much help. Everyone is super busy.
5.0
Great Salary, Culture, Experience
SDE-intern • Former Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
February 21, 2025
Pros: Good salary, good culture, good experience.
Cons: I don't have any to say.
3.0
Good if you master Chinese
SDE-intern • Former Employee
September 3, 2022
Pros: 1. Benefits and compensation are great. WFH office compensation is $1000, even for an intern.
2. Clear on internship feedback. Mentor and manager will keep you noticed on the "Offer Trend".
Cons: 1. Worst work-life balance possible. My mentor has to work even on weekends.
2. Too much legacy code out of maintenance. It's painful to look at the codebase.
- 1.0Intense work, low pay. The manager is not encouragingSDE-intern • Current EmployeeDecember 1, 2022Pros: Intense work: improve your ability to handle stress.Cons: Lowest pay among all my internships. Manager only kept telling you what he wanted you to do and never heard him say anything good for what you achieved. Endless work. Not much help. Everyone is super busy.
- 5.0Great Salary, Culture, ExperienceSDE-intern • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesFebruary 21, 2025Pros: Good salary, good culture, good experience.Cons: I don't have any to say.
- 3.0Good if you master ChineseSDE-intern • Former EmployeeSeptember 3, 2022Pros: 1. Benefits and compensation are great. WFH office compensation is $1000, even for an intern. 2. Clear on internship feedback. Mentor and manager will keep you noticed on the "Offer Trend".Cons: 1. Worst work-life balance possible. My mentor has to work even on weekends. 2. Too much legacy code out of maintenance. It's painful to look at the codebase.
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