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Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Jose, California

August 14, 2025
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

First OA on HackerRank with 4 questions. Then 2 virtual technical interviews. The interviewer was not very friendly, and their English was sometimes unclear. I had a hard time understanding their questions.

Questions

2 LeetCode Medium questions mixed with resume walkthrough

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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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