Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience
September 14, 2023
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
First, obtain an OA to finish in 5 days after resume evaluation is passed. Then, proceed to back-to-back interview rounds. These will consist of medium LeetCode questions. There was a break between the interviews. You need to pass the first round to get to the next.
Questions
Leetcode questions:
- Check valid parentheses
- Linked list manipulation
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 137 interview experiences for the TikTok Software Engineer (Internship) role in United States.
Success Rate
8%
Pass Rate
TikTok's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive39%
Neutral47%
Negative15%
Candidates reported having good feelings for TikTok's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in United States.
TikTok Work Experiences
5.0
Easy Platform, Busy Hr
Software Engineer(Internship) • Former Employee
Remote
December 14, 2022
Pros: A nice communication platform, and easy to use.
Cons: Too many employees, and HR is too busy.
5.0
Fun team, expect hard work
Software Engineer • Former Employee
August 8, 2025
Pros: Depends on the team, but the work is interesting.
Cons: Hard work, long hours.
4.0
Good Wlb, Chinese Communication
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
February 26, 2025
Pros: No 996 in Singapore (at least my team).
1 WFH/week, 10 am to 6 pm, nice WLB.
Nice branding. Could bring you more opportunities in the future.
Full of talents and powerful internal tools/frameworks. You can learn lots of things.
Free and delicious lunch/snack/coffee (but no dinner).
Nice colleagues.
High-class offer in Asia.
Cons: - Use too many internal systems/tools, making it hard to bring those experiences to other places.
- Limited English communication. Most colleagues are Chinese, so they communicate in Chinese during meetings.
- 996 work schedule in China offices. If you collaborate with those teams, you may receive messages after work.
- When you receive a message, you need to reply ASAP.
- 5.0Easy Platform, Busy HrSoftware Engineer(Internship) • Former EmployeeRemoteDecember 14, 2022Pros: A nice communication platform, and easy to use.Cons: Too many employees, and HR is too busy.
- 5.0Fun team, expect hard workSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeAugust 8, 2025Pros: Depends on the team, but the work is interesting.Cons: Hard work, long hours.
- 4.0Good Wlb, Chinese CommunicationSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSingapore, Singapore, SingaporeFebruary 26, 2025Pros: No 996 in Singapore (at least my team). 1 WFH/week, 10 am to 6 pm, nice WLB. Nice branding. Could bring you more opportunities in the future. Full of talents and powerful internal tools/frameworks. You can learn lots of things. Free and delicious lunch/snack/coffee (but no dinner). Nice colleagues. High-class offer in Asia.Cons: - Use too many internal systems/tools, making it hard to bring those experiences to other places. - Limited English communication. Most colleagues are Chinese, so they communicate in Chinese during meetings. - 996 work schedule in China offices. If you collaborate with those teams, you may receive messages after work. - When you receive a message, you need to reply ASAP.
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