Software Engineer (Swe II) Interview Experience - San Jose, California
September 16, 2023
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The interview process consisted of a technical phone call, followed by several onsite rounds. These onsite rounds included system design and data structure and algorithms.
A recruiter reached out earlier in the spring this year. I signed an NDA before the interviews.
Questions
I signed an NDA for the interviews.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the TikTok Software Engineer (Swe II) role in San Jose, California.
Success Rate
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Pass Rate
TikTok's interview process for their Software Engineer (Swe II) roles in San Jose, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
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Candidates reported having very negative feelings for TikTok's Software Engineer (Swe II) interview process in San Jose, California.
TikTok Work Experiences
2.0
Would not recommend joining
Software Engineer (Swe II) • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
December 16, 2024
Pros: High compensation packages, decent benefits.
Cons: Speaking Chinese is a hard requirement at times to do anything within the company. Leaders love to set unrealistic timelines for projects and expect results while chasing short-term impact. Work-life balance is non-existent, and the engineering culture is terrible.
3.0
Good pay, good teammates, bad culture
Software Engineer (Swe II) • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
July 18, 2024
Pros: - Good pay
- Free food
- Great teammates
- Funny environment
- Good flexibility of PTO and leave
Cons: - Bad culture
- PM driven
- Engineers have no power
- Brain gets burnt out even if you don't have much work
- No one wants to work hard
- No code review or effort to improve engineering
2.0
Tired but efficient
Software Engineer (Swe II) • Current Employee
Singapore, Singapore
October 17, 2023
Pros: Benefits are good, salary is good.
Cons: OT every day, and the workload is pretty high.
- 2.0Would not recommend joiningSoftware Engineer (Swe II) • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesDecember 16, 2024Pros: High compensation packages, decent benefits.Cons: Speaking Chinese is a hard requirement at times to do anything within the company. Leaders love to set unrealistic timelines for projects and expect results while chasing short-term impact. Work-life balance is non-existent, and the engineering culture is terrible.
- 3.0Good pay, good teammates, bad cultureSoftware Engineer (Swe II) • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesJuly 18, 2024Pros: - Good pay - Free food - Great teammates - Funny environment - Good flexibility of PTO and leaveCons: - Bad culture - PM driven - Engineers have no power - Brain gets burnt out even if you don't have much work - No one wants to work hard - No code review or effort to improve engineering
- 2.0Tired but efficientSoftware Engineer (Swe II) • Current EmployeeSingapore, SingaporeOctober 17, 2023Pros: Benefits are good, salary is good.Cons: OT every day, and the workload is pretty high.
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