TikTok

Software Engineer Interview Experience - United States

December 1, 2024

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Complete the OA, and then a recruiter will reach out.

The first interview is LeetCode style with no behavioral questions.

The questions are medium level.

The final interview focuses on behavioral questions.

The process is smooth.

Questions

They ask me about the tech stack in the resume.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 380 interview experiences for the TikTok Software Engineer role in United States.

Success Rate

Pass Rate

TikTok's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive31%

Neutral46%

Negative23%

Candidates reported having mixed feelings for TikTok's Software Engineer interview process in United States.

TikTok Interview Questions

Subarray Sum Equals K

Medium

Determine the total number of continuous subarrays within a given array that sum up to a specific target value, k.

ArraysSliding Windows

Longest Substring Without Repeating Characters

Medium

Find the length of the longest substring within a given string that contains no repeating characters. The substring must be contiguous.

StringsSliding Windows

Generate Parentheses

Medium

Given a number 'n', generate all possible well-formed (balanced) parentheses strings of length 2*n. For instance, if n=3, you need to create all valid combinations like '((()))', '(()())', etc.

RecursionStrings