Software Engineer New Grad Interview Experience - United States
November 1, 2022
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The interviewers are nice.
The first two rounds are mainly about algorithms and OOD. The third round focuses on the technology stack mentioned in your resume. Each round lasts 45 minutes.
Questions
A medium LeetCode question - topic: graph. A medium OOD question related to a real user case deep dive.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 16 interview experiences for the TikTok Software Engineer New Grad role in United States.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
TikTok's interview process for their Software Engineer New Grad roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive25%
Neutral44%
Negative31%
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for TikTok's Software Engineer New Grad interview process in United States.
TikTok Work Experiences
5.0
Easy Platform, Busy Hr
Software Engineer(Internship) • Former Employee
Remote
December 14, 2022
Pros: A nice communication platform, and easy to use.
Cons: Too many employees, and HR is too busy.
4.0
Good Pay, Limited Growth
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Singapore, Singapore
June 25, 2024
Pros: Lots of learning opportunities and good salary compensation when first joined.
Cons: Don't expect a salary increase unless you are the favorite of your leaders.
No career progression.
Expect to work overtime and sacrifice work-life balance.
2.0
Loads of hype, but reality is harsh
Quality Analyst • Former Employee
Dublin, Ireland
October 3, 2022
Pros: - Great perks
- Challenging working environment
- Office location
- No emails
- Chance to learn and build great things that will help you in your interview for another company
Cons: - Senior management is not flexible.
- Many high-level decisions are being made to secure bonuses for executives in the next performance cycle, without regard for how this could affect the company long-term.
- The ethics committee is a joke. In reality, you can't complain about management abuse because you will be reprimanded.
- No work/life balance.
- Toxic culture.
- Awful, below-industry "competitive salary".
- The promoted culture is used for punishing 90% of employees and only rewarding 1%.
- 5.0Easy Platform, Busy HrSoftware Engineer(Internship) • Former EmployeeRemoteDecember 14, 2022Pros: A nice communication platform, and easy to use.Cons: Too many employees, and HR is too busy.
- 4.0Good Pay, Limited GrowthSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSingapore, SingaporeJune 25, 2024Pros: Lots of learning opportunities and good salary compensation when first joined.Cons: Don't expect a salary increase unless you are the favorite of your leaders. No career progression. Expect to work overtime and sacrifice work-life balance.
- 2.0Loads of hype, but reality is harshQuality Analyst • Former EmployeeDublin, IrelandOctober 3, 2022Pros: - Great perks - Challenging working environment - Office location - No emails - Chance to learn and build great things that will help you in your interview for another companyCons: - Senior management is not flexible. - Many high-level decisions are being made to secure bonuses for executives in the next performance cycle, without regard for how this could affect the company long-term. - The ethics committee is a joke. In reality, you can't complain about management abuse because you will be reprimanded. - No work/life balance. - Toxic culture. - Awful, below-industry "competitive salary". - The promoted culture is used for punishing 90% of employees and only rewarding 1%.
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