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Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - San Jose, California

December 5, 2025
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week.

  • LeetCode tagged problem in 3 months (medium); asked some technical questions based on the CV, and a deep dive.
  • LeetCode tagged problem in 3 months (medium); asked some technical questions based on the CV, and a deep dive.

Questions

Why you chose xx not yy (tech stack) for the project zz.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 30 interview experiences for the TikTok Software Engineer (Internship) role in San Jose, California.

Success Rate

13%
Pass Rate

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

Experience Rating

Positive43%
Neutral57%
Negative0%

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

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