Bad work-life balance
Bad work-life balance
Learned a lot. Good compensation. Allows you a lot of work travel flexibility.
If you don't speak Chinese, you are at a severe disadvantage. I spoke Chinese and was still majorly disadvantaged.
There is no support for new employees. The onboarding process has very little structure.
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Machine Learning Engineer
The HR representative was very nice and helpful. The interviewers were engaging and guided me in the right direction. The process included: - HR phone screen - Two ML + Algorithms interviews - One behavioral interview with the hiring manager - One
Machine Learning Engineer
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. First Round: A one-hour TikTok USDS phone screen interview that included questions about past projects, LeetCode medium questions, machine learning, deep learning, and large language models. It
Machine Learning Engineer
They try to ask for every detail to reproduce on their side, and I don't find it professional. A few interviewers are also not quite friendly. The good thing is it is done one by one, so if you fail one, you will not continue anymore.
Machine Learning Engineer
San Jose, California, United StatesMay 1, 2025The HR representative was very nice and helpful. The interviewers were engaging and guided me in the right direction. The process included: - HR phone screen - Two ML + Algorithms interviews - One behavioral interview with the hiring manager - One
Machine Learning Engineer
San Jose, California, United StatesApril 20, 2026I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. First Round: A one-hour TikTok USDS phone screen interview that included questions about past projects, LeetCode medium questions, machine learning, deep learning, and large language models. It
Machine Learning Engineer
San Jose, California, United StatesOctober 10, 2026They try to ask for every detail to reproduce on their side, and I don't find it professional. A few interviewers are also not quite friendly. The good thing is it is done one by one, so if you fail one, you will not continue anymore.
