Process
The interview process was fairly straightforward with 3 rounds:
- The first one is a medium LeetCode-style interview.
- The 2nd round is a technical interview with LeetCode-style coding.
- The 3rd one is a technical PM round.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the TikTok Sdet role in Bellevue, Washington.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
TikTok's interview process for their Sdet roles in Bellevue, Washington is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
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Neutral100%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for TikTok's Sdet interview process in Bellevue, Washington.
TikTok Work Experiences
4.0
Cool Llm Work, Communication Issues
MLE Specialist • Current Employee
Bellevue, Washington, United States
October 30, 2025
Pros: Work on accelerating training and inference of LLMs and deep learning models; the topic is cool.
Get a chance to write Triton and CUDA code. Knowing the low-level things will enhance understanding of ML concepts.
Good food delivery and boba tea every Friday!
Cons: There could be some pressure during work.
It's bad if you do not know Chinese, if you need to collaborate with the mainland.
2.0
Extremely toxic WLB
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Bellevue, Washington, United States
August 12, 2025
Pros: good, everything besides work culture
Cons: Toxic leadership and teammates to avoid. No career development.
3.0
Good Projects, Awful Work-life
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Bellevue, Washington, United States
November 1, 2024
Pros: Good projects, growth chances.
Cons: WLB is so bad, and the company is unorganized.
- 4.0Cool Llm Work, Communication IssuesMLE Specialist • Current EmployeeBellevue, Washington, United StatesOctober 30, 2025Pros: Work on accelerating training and inference of LLMs and deep learning models; the topic is cool. Get a chance to write Triton and CUDA code. Knowing the low-level things will enhance understanding of ML concepts. Good food delivery and boba tea every Friday!Cons: There could be some pressure during work. It's bad if you do not know Chinese, if you need to collaborate with the mainland.
- 2.0Extremely toxic WLBSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBellevue, Washington, United StatesAugust 12, 2025Pros: good, everything besides work cultureCons: Toxic leadership and teammates to avoid. No career development.
- 3.0Good Projects, Awful Work-lifeSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBellevue, Washington, United StatesNovember 1, 2024Pros: Good projects, growth chances.Cons: WLB is so bad, and the company is unorganized.
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