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Software Engineer Interview Experience

January 17, 2026
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The process was three rounds of Data Structures and Algorithms coding and technical questions. The last interview was purely technical with software design. The coding questions were similar to LeetCode medium to hard, with some behavioural questions at the end of each round.

Questions

LCR Cache Question on LeetCode

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 606 interview experiences for the TikTok Software Engineer role.

Success Rate

6%
Pass Rate

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

Experience Rating

Positive33%
Neutral46%
Negative22%

Candidates reported having good feelings for TikTok's Software Engineer interview process.

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