Software Internship Interview Experience - United States
July 27, 2024
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Completed an online HackerRank assessment, which included MCQs, LeetCode problems, and SQL challenges.
Following this, I proceeded with an interview that featured a LeetCode hard problem.
I would have had a final round interview afterward, had I made it past the first round.
Questions
Think of some edge cases.
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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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