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Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Jose, California

March 1, 2026
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied online.

This was a one-hour-long interview. The interviewer was cold. He asked me a lot of computer fundamental knowledge, like data structures, and he asked a lot about my resume. The coding part was a hard one, which I couldn't figure out.

Questions

Tell me more details about Redis and how you use it.

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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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