Process
I took the screen and probably bombed it. According to others, there are two more technical interviews after the OA.
Overall, the problems were somewhat difficult, but you should be familiar with DP.
Questions
The OA involved five questions;
- Two were multiple choice.
- The other three were easy-medium DP problems:
- Find minimum push_back operations to sort a list of numbers in increasing order.
- A House Robber problem.
- A 0-1 Knapsack problem.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 12 interview experiences for the TikTok Software Engineering Intern role in United States.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
TikTok's interview process for their Software Engineering Intern roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive42%
Neutral50%
Negative8%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for TikTok's Software Engineering Intern interview process in United States.
TikTok Work Experiences
5.0
Great Tech, Poor Organization
Software Engineering Intern • Former Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
September 16, 2021
Pros: Enjoyable work, good/new tech (Golang, Elastic Search, MySQL).
Good work/life balance on my team.
Enjoyable team.
Cons: Overall bad documentation compared to bigger companies. Bad organization from the top of the company (e.g., last-minute reviews).
1.0
Great Food, Terrible Coworkers
Software Engineering Intern • Former Employee
San Jose, California, United States
September 3, 2024
Pros: Good food, good location, pay a lot.
Cons: Below-average coworkers. Not smart and unfriendly. They try their best to steal credit.
4.0
Fast-paced working environment
Software Engineering Intern • Former Employee
September 27, 2023
Pros: I learned a lot and got to take on a lot of responsibility as an intern.
Cons: People work very hard, and the priority is to ship out code without much regard for quality.
- 5.0Great Tech, Poor OrganizationSoftware Engineering Intern • Former EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesSeptember 16, 2021Pros: Enjoyable work, good/new tech (Golang, Elastic Search, MySQL). Good work/life balance on my team. Enjoyable team.Cons: Overall bad documentation compared to bigger companies. Bad organization from the top of the company (e.g., last-minute reviews).
- 1.0Great Food, Terrible CoworkersSoftware Engineering Intern • Former EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesSeptember 3, 2024Pros: Good food, good location, pay a lot.Cons: Below-average coworkers. Not smart and unfriendly. They try their best to steal credit.
- 4.0Fast-paced working environmentSoftware Engineering Intern • Former EmployeeSeptember 27, 2023Pros: I learned a lot and got to take on a lot of responsibility as an intern.Cons: People work very hard, and the priority is to ship out code without much regard for quality.
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