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Software Engineer Interview Experience

November 12, 2025
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Recruiter reached out on LinkedIn. Applied and got the first round interview in about a month. The first round was technical coding on Codepad, and it was LeetCode medium. The next round was also LeetCode medium.

Questions

Leetcode medium, both 2 questions.

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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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