Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - Mountain View, California
January 1, 2021
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Very difficult OA followed by two technical interviews, with LeetCode hard questions.
The interviewer was not very friendly and expected the questions to be solved quite fast.
They look for exceptional programmers.
Unrealistic interview for an internship.
Questions
Questions were under NDA, but LC hard.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 5 interview experiences for the TikTok Software Engineer (Internship) role in Mountain View, California.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
TikTok's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in Mountain View, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive80%
Neutral0%
Negative20%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for TikTok's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in Mountain View, California.
TikTok Work Experiences
2.0
No work-life balance, depending on which team you join
SRE Engineer • Current Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
January 15, 2024
Pros: The majority of the people are great and fun.
Exciting engineering problems.
Free buffet food.
Cons: A few toxic people.
Management is trying to mature, but there are lots of growing pains.
Teams are understaffed, and everyone is overworked.
5.0
Great Food, Annoying Balance
SRE Engineer • Current Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
November 27, 2024
Pros: Great place to work and enjoy food.
Cons: Work-life balance is annoying at times.
5.0
More projects than employees
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
November 15, 2021
Pros: low-hanging fruits
business rocketing
decent pay and benefits
Cons: Meetings during the night.
Fast pacing.
Organizational structure not transparent.
- 2.0No work-life balance, depending on which team you joinSRE Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesJanuary 15, 2024Pros: The majority of the people are great and fun. Exciting engineering problems. Free buffet food.Cons: A few toxic people. Management is trying to mature, but there are lots of growing pains. Teams are understaffed, and everyone is overworked.
- 5.0Great Food, Annoying BalanceSRE Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesNovember 27, 2024Pros: Great place to work and enjoy food.Cons: Work-life balance is annoying at times.
- 5.0More projects than employeesSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesNovember 15, 2021Pros: low-hanging fruits business rocketing decent pay and benefitsCons: Meetings during the night. Fast pacing. Organizational structure not transparent.
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