Process
I applied through a staffing agency.
I was approached by an external recruiting firm for this opportunity. The interview process consisted of two rounds:
- The first round focused on LeetCode-style coding questions.
- The second round was a technical discussion based on my resume and past experience.
I was not selected to move forward after the second round.
Questions
Explain Kubernetes concepts and what you worked on for this certain project.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 35 interview experiences for the TikTok Site Reliability Engineer role.
Success Rate
20%
Pass Rate
TikTok's interview process for their Site Reliability Engineer roles is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive49%
Neutral17%
Negative34%
Candidates reported having good feelings for TikTok's Site Reliability Engineer interview process.
TikTok Work Experiences
4.0
I feel really tired
Site Reliability Engineer • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
August 15, 2024
Pros: Salary is higher than my previous job.
Cons: Feeling really, really tired. WLB.
2.0
No work-life balance
Site Reliability Engineer • Former Employee
October 24, 2024
Pros: Salary
Colleges
Perks
Office
Food
Cons: Work-life balance
Managers
Policies
RTO
HR
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.
- 4.0I feel really tiredSite Reliability Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesAugust 15, 2024Pros: Salary is higher than my previous job.Cons: Feeling really, really tired. WLB.
- 2.0No work-life balanceSite Reliability Engineer • Former EmployeeOctober 24, 2024Pros: Salary Colleges Perks Office FoodCons: Work-life balance Managers Policies RTO HR
- 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.
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