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Software Development Engineer (SDE) Interview Experience - San Jose, California

February 25, 2026
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied through another source.

  • Pre-order traversal of a tree, and I needed to construct a tree from a list with no template given.
  • They asked about my resume a lot and did a deep dive.
  • They asked about my internship experience and research experience, with relevant questions towards research.

Questions

Pre-order traversal of tree.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the TikTok Software Development Engineer (SDE) role in San Jose, California.

Success Rate

33%
Pass Rate

TikTok's interview process for their Software Development Engineer (SDE) roles in San Jose, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive67%
Neutral33%
Negative0%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for TikTok's Software Development Engineer (SDE) interview process in San Jose, California.

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