Software Engineer Interview Experience - Mountain View, California
July 1, 2020
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Basic introduction, past work experiences, challenges, proud project, coding problem, and SQL.
LeetCode medium is the level of difficulty, and SQL is not so sure.
Interviewers were from China and had thick accents, so it was a bit tough to understand.
Questions
Leetcode medium (sort of on the easy side)
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 16 interview experiences for the TikTok Software Engineer role in Mountain View, California.
Success Rate
13%
Pass Rate
TikTok's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Mountain View, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive38%
Neutral50%
Negative13%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for TikTok's Software Engineer interview process in Mountain View, California.
TikTok Work Experiences
1.0
Stay away from this place if you want work-life balance
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
February 25, 2023
Pros: Learn a lot and learn to work with multiple teams.
Cons: Long Hours and no WLB
2.0
Hell for ICs, heaven for PMs, UI/UX, etc
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
August 26, 2021
Pros: 1. Brand...? Cool among young, naive people and sounds like a rocket ship.
2. Tons of freedom for interaction designers, visual effect designers, etc.
Cons: 1. Heavy communication (docs included) depends on Mandarin; this is a no-go for non-native speakers.
2. Awful work-life balance, with literally meetings at 7 AM and 10 PM with HQ in China, who don't really speak English at all (LOL).
3. Poor code quality, as bad as Microsoft or any ICC's outsourcing shit.
5.0
Great Pay, Tough Balance
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
November 26, 2024
Pros: Good pay. Good pay. Good pay.
Cons: Bad work-life balance. Bad work.
- 1.0Stay away from this place if you want work-life balanceSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesFebruary 25, 2023Pros: Learn a lot and learn to work with multiple teams.Cons: Long Hours and no WLB
- 2.0Hell for ICs, heaven for PMs, UI/UX, etcSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesAugust 26, 2021Pros: 1. Brand...? Cool among young, naive people and sounds like a rocket ship. 2. Tons of freedom for interaction designers, visual effect designers, etc.Cons: 1. Heavy communication (docs included) depends on Mandarin; this is a no-go for non-native speakers. 2. Awful work-life balance, with literally meetings at 7 AM and 10 PM with HQ in China, who don't really speak English at all (LOL). 3. Poor code quality, as bad as Microsoft or any ICC's outsourcing shit.
- 5.0Great Pay, Tough BalanceSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesNovember 26, 2024Pros: Good pay. Good pay. Good pay.Cons: Bad work-life balance. Bad work.
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