TikTok

Software Engineer Intern Interview Experience - San Jose, California

September 29, 2025

Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I had a LeetCode Medium problem and a walkthrough of previous projects. The first half was coding, and the second half was a review of my resume. It was time to ask questions at the end before time ran out.

Questions

Provide a high-level overview of your responsibilities in your most recent position.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 7 interview experiences for the TikTok Software Engineer Intern role in San Jose, California.

Success Rate

14%

Pass Rate

TikTok's interview process for their Software Engineer Intern roles in San Jose, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive29%

Neutral57%

Negative14%

Candidates reported having good feelings for TikTok's Software Engineer Intern interview process in San Jose, California.

TikTok Interview Questions

Subarray Sum Equals K

Medium

Determine the total number of continuous subarrays within a given array that sum up to a specific target value, k.

ArraysSliding Windows

Longest Substring Without Repeating Characters

Medium

Find the length of the longest substring within a given string that contains no repeating characters. The substring must be contiguous.

StringsSliding Windows

Generate Parentheses

Medium

Given a number 'n', generate all possible well-formed (balanced) parentheses strings of length 2*n. For instance, if n=3, you need to create all valid combinations like '((()))', '(()())', etc.

RecursionStrings