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Software Engineer Interview Experience

February 1, 2024
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

It started with a recruiter call where they explained the position and set up the coding screens.

Very unstructured, and it doesn't seem like they have a clue how their interview process feels from a candidate's point of view. There was no explanation from the recruiter about the structure of the coding screens. Going into it, I had no clue if I needed to get it compiling, and I didn't even know the interviewer's name.

The coding screen was one large problem with multiple LC subproblems where you had to get it to compile and write your own test cases.

Questions

Directed graph traversal & top K elements using a max heap

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 411 interview experiences for the TikTok Software Engineer role in United States.

Success Rate

5%
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%
Neutral47%
Negative22%

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

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