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

June 11, 2026
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied online. The process took 1 day.

The interview went directly to the technical problems, including iOS development, backend, Java, networking, and distributed systems for the first 15 minutes. Then I was asked a LeetCode question about TreeNode and DP. The interviewer was very nice and patient, and gave me a lot of hints and support.

Questions

LeetCode questions: TreeNode and DP.

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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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