Entry Point, Interview Limits
Entry Point, Interview Limits
TikTok offers opportunities and many entry-level jobs, which is great since many companies rarely hire fresh graduates.
They provide a starting point for new grads to gain experience and grow in tech, which is often hard to find elsewhere.
New grads can only apply twice, limiting chances to improve after failing an interview.
Algorithm questions can be tricky, and judging an engineer in 45 minutes may not reflect true capability.
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TikTok Interview Experiences
New Grad Software Engineer
I was referred by a friend at TikTok. It took three weeks to get my first technical interview. This was a standard DSA problem with no formalities or background check, just code. Three weeks later, I had a second interview, which was the same. I rece
Software Engineer/SRE
Applied online. A few days later, an interviewer arranged a phone call to gather all requirements and mentioned details about the interview process. Round 1: (Coding) Basic LeetCode Medium/Hard questions, time complexity, and Q&A. Round 2: (Coding)
Machine Learning Engineer
It's very efficient. There were two rounds of tech interviews, but I did not survive the second round. The first round involved two LeetCode problems of medium difficulty. The second round focused on machine learning system design, specifically des
New Grad Software Engineer
Mountain View, California, United StatesOctober 1, 2022I was referred by a friend at TikTok. It took three weeks to get my first technical interview. This was a standard DSA problem with no formalities or background check, just code. Three weeks later, I had a second interview, which was the same. I rece
Software Engineer/SRE
Mountain View, California, United StatesAugust 1, 2020Applied online. A few days later, an interviewer arranged a phone call to gather all requirements and mentioned details about the interview process. Round 1: (Coding) Basic LeetCode Medium/Hard questions, time complexity, and Q&A. Round 2: (Coding)
Machine Learning Engineer
San Jose, California, United StatesMarch 1, 2024It's very efficient. There were two rounds of tech interviews, but I did not survive the second round. The first round involved two LeetCode problems of medium difficulty. The second round focused on machine learning system design, specifically des
