Site Reliability Engineer Interview Experience - Mountain View, California
Process
The recruiter scheduled a 60-minute round, giving me almost two weeks for preparation before the interview. The interview went really well.
Q1) Given a string, you have to shorten it if it compresses.
Example: compress aabcaaaade to aabc4xade.
aa - 2xa is not short. aaa - 3xa is the same length.
So, you have to do it for any string less than 3.
Questions
In the same 60-minute interview, I was also asked a system design question.
Q) Design a monitoring system for TikTok.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 6 interview experiences for the TikTok Site Reliability Engineer role in Mountain View, California.
Success Rate
TikTok's interview process for their Site Reliability Engineer roles in Mountain View, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for TikTok's Site Reliability Engineer interview process in Mountain View, California.
TikTok Work Experiences
- 5.0Fantastic place to workSite Reliability Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesMay 2, 2024Pros: Endless opportunities to work on various different things.Cons: Long working hours cut into family time.
- 1.0Leaders Know Nothing, Want OutSite Reliability Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesOctober 30, 2024Pros: No pro, wanna get out.Cons: Leaders don't know anything. No clear boundary of leveling.
- 5.0Good Pay, Lots Of PoliticsSite Reliability Engineer • Former EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesJune 7, 2025Pros: Fast-paced, good pay, generally nice people.Cons: Lots of politics in terms of who knows who. Not much room for promo.
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