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Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience

October 13, 2026
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The process was three rounds of technical interviews, followed by an HR interview. The interviews covered general CS fundamentals questions, including things involving databases, networking, and IP addresses. They also went through your projects for the first five to ten minutes.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 199 interview experiences for the TikTok Software Engineer (Internship) role.

Success Rate

10%
Pass Rate

TikTok's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive41%
Neutral47%
Negative12%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for TikTok's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process.

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