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Software Engineer Interview Experience

July 14, 2024
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

During a phone screen, I was asked a LeetCode question about arranging courses in a sequence without cycles.

Following that, I was presented with a few follow-up questions, but I was unable to answer them.

Subsequently, I failed the interview.

Questions

Given courses with their prerequisite relationships, how should one arrange taking those classes?

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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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