We had a short discussion about my resume and then went through a coding interview.

I was confident that I provided the best solution, but the interviewer insisted that his approach was more optimized. I even consulted with some genius friends, and they all agreed with me.

However, the work-life balance at the company seemed terrible based on the interview. The interview was scheduled for 1 pm, and the interviewer had just woken up because he worked from 9 am to 3 am the previous night.

He had only been with TikTok for less than three months and was already responsible for interviewing candidates.

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