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Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Jose, California

March 1, 2024
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The interview process started when an HR representative emailed me to schedule an initial technical interview. After passing, we scheduled another three rounds of back-to-back technical interviews. Each interview asked about resume experience, general domain knowledge (a lot of hypotheticals on how you would optimize or approach a specific problem), and then a coding question.

Questions

C++ syntax and system design.

LeetCode tree traversal problem. Started with the Easy version and built up to Hard.

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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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