Software Internship Interview Experience - United States
January 20, 2022
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I applied online and received an online coding assessment.
There were 5 questions in 120 minutes, with 3 easy and 2 hard-level questions. The assessment focused mostly on strings, arrays, and graphs.
With practice, 3 questions can be solved easily.
Questions
I didn't perform well, so I didn't get the call.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 4 interview experiences for the TikTok Software Internship role in United States.
Success Rate
25%
Pass Rate
TikTok's interview process for their Software Internship roles in the United States is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive50%
Neutral25%
Negative25%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for TikTok's Software 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.
3.0
Use this company to understand how corporate works
Quality Assurance • Former Employee
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
December 3, 2025
Pros: People get excited when you say that you work at TikTok.
If you are lucky, colleagues can be the only thing that saves you from giving your notice after 6 months.
Free lunch.
Office is not the worst.
It is a good first work experience, and it makes you be very aware of red flags for future opportunities.
* Health insurance + dental
If you don't care about your career, it is an amazing place. It pays your bills.
Cons: There are no real opportunities to grow, no matter how good you are at your job.
They will fire you with everyone else if they want to get rid of the project you are working on, even if you have an amazing performance review.
Everything changes all the time, and they ask you to be resilient.
Everyone is frustrated and praying to get fired to get the money and leave.
4.0
Great Vibe, Tough Growth
Quality Assurance • Current Employee
London, England, United Kingdom
December 3, 2025
Pros: Nice colleagues and the vibe.
Cons: Difficult to grow due to competition.
- 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.
- 3.0Use this company to understand how corporate worksQuality Assurance • Former EmployeeDublin, Dublin, IrelandDecember 3, 2025Pros: People get excited when you say that you work at TikTok. If you are lucky, colleagues can be the only thing that saves you from giving your notice after 6 months. Free lunch. Office is not the worst. It is a good first work experience, and it makes you be very aware of red flags for future opportunities. * Health insurance + dental If you don't care about your career, it is an amazing place. It pays your bills.Cons: There are no real opportunities to grow, no matter how good you are at your job. They will fire you with everyone else if they want to get rid of the project you are working on, even if you have an amazing performance review. Everything changes all the time, and they ask you to be resilient. Everyone is frustrated and praying to get fired to get the money and leave.
- 4.0Great Vibe, Tough GrowthQuality Assurance • Current EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomDecember 3, 2025Pros: Nice colleagues and the vibe.Cons: Difficult to grow due to competition.
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