Process
I had a general phone interview screening with a recruiter.
Once I passed the screening, I received an invitation to do a screen-shared coding exercise with a member of the software engineering team.
Questions
Create and navigate a binary tree:
Only explore the right side of the tree.
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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.
TikTok Work Experiences
4.0
Fast Growth, Bad Wlb
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
January 22, 2023
Pros: Good learning, fast growth, better for early career.
Cons: Bad work-life balance, poor cross-functional collaboration.
3.0
Compensation is good; cultural issues are a concern
Software Engineer • Current Employee
July 9, 2023
Pros: Promoted relatively quickly. Happy with compensation, free food, and good benefits.
Cons: Lots of involvement with the overseas team. Lots of on-call expectations.
3.0
Don't come unless you can get into teams closer to core business
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Singapore, Singapore
December 25, 2022
Pros: Relatively easy to enter, Ok-ish pay.
Cons: Colleagues speak poor English. Poor code quality if you are not in the few core teams.
- 4.0Fast Growth, Bad WlbSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesJanuary 22, 2023Pros: Good learning, fast growth, better for early career.Cons: Bad work-life balance, poor cross-functional collaboration.
- 3.0Compensation is good; cultural issues are a concernSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeJuly 9, 2023Pros: Promoted relatively quickly. Happy with compensation, free food, and good benefits.Cons: Lots of involvement with the overseas team. Lots of on-call expectations.
- 3.0Don't come unless you can get into teams closer to core businessSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSingapore, SingaporeDecember 25, 2022Pros: Relatively easy to enter, Ok-ish pay.Cons: Colleagues speak poor English. Poor code quality if you are not in the few core teams.
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