SRE/DevOps Engineer Interview Experience - Los Angeles, California
June 1, 2021
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Applied for an SRE role, and the recruiter reached out to me the next day asking for availability.
Scheduled two interviews for one hour each.
The interviewer was calm and patient. We had a nice discussion.
Topics covered:
- About myself and the role
- Architecture / workflow overview
- Memorable prod incident - How did you handle it?
- Linux & Networking Commands
Questions
Compress and decompress strings in Python.
Example: aaabbbbccc - output it as a3b4c3 and then decompress it.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the TikTok SRE/DevOps Engineer role in Los Angeles, California.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
TikTok's interview process for their SRE/DevOps Engineer roles in Los Angeles, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive0%
Neutral100%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for TikTok's SRE/DevOps Engineer interview process in Los Angeles, California.
TikTok Work Experiences
5.0
Experience may vary.
SRE/DevOps Engineer • Current Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
May 7, 2024
Pros: Great people to work with,
flexible,
fast-paced.
Cons: Very dependent on cross-teams.
Yearly US government attempt on ban.
3.0
No work-life balance.
SRE/DevOps Engineer • Current Employee
March 21, 2024
Pros: Good benefits, compensation, and office location.
Flexible business travel.
Cons: Work pressure,
too many meetings,
long working hours.
5.0
Good Dev, Turbulent Times
Software Engineer(Internship) • Former Employee
Los Angeles, California, United States
October 6, 2025
Pros: Great development. Managers are engaged and there for development.
Cons: It was a bit turbulent with the acquisition over our heads. RO rates are hard to predict, and there were a lot of leadership changes.
- 5.0Experience may vary.SRE/DevOps Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesMay 7, 2024Pros: Great people to work with, flexible, fast-paced.Cons: Very dependent on cross-teams. Yearly US government attempt on ban.
- 3.0No work-life balance.SRE/DevOps Engineer • Current EmployeeMarch 21, 2024Pros: Good benefits, compensation, and office location. Flexible business travel.Cons: Work pressure, too many meetings, long working hours.
- 5.0Good Dev, Turbulent TimesSoftware Engineer(Internship) • Former EmployeeLos Angeles, California, United StatesOctober 6, 2025Pros: Great development. Managers are engaged and there for development.Cons: It was a bit turbulent with the acquisition over our heads. RO rates are hard to predict, and there were a lot of leadership changes.
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