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Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Jose, California

April 2, 2025
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

This was a crazy difficult test.

I'm writing this review so that I can gain access to other information.

They kind of just gave a really difficult programming assessment. I feel like you're supposed to cheat or something.

Questions

Hard LeetCode problems were given.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 82 interview experiences for the TikTok Software Engineer role in San Jose, California.

Success Rate

6%
Pass Rate

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

Experience Rating

Positive37%
Neutral39%
Negative24%

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

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