I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at TikTok
Interview
- recruiter asked me to speak in Chinese for latter half of screen
- 1st round was algo interview
- 2nd round was algo and system design
- didn't move forward after second round
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- 1st round was simple 1D dp problem
- 2nd round was graph problem (Djikstra's) and ML system design
I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at TikTok (Los Angeles, CA) in Aug 2020
Interview
The interview goes from mid July to end of August which results in a rejection even though I think I performed quite well in the interview.
Contacted by a talent recruiter two weeks after I submitted my application. Then it was followed by a technical interview with a medium LC problem. After two weeks, a second interview about two easy coding questions and some computer graphics questions. The last interview was hiring manager with some casual talks about what I've done and computer graphics again. Then after two weeks it resulted in a rejection.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about your projects and explain to me why they are difficult
2 rounds coding a lot of background questions very strange behavior from interviewer camera was off and asked questions in mandarin, leetcode medium-hard and very very slow communication from recruiters based in asia for an english role
OA - 1 arrays Medium, 1 Trie Hard. I had 45 minutes to complete that. I was able to do the medium in about 15-20 minutes but I am not that great with trie ds so I was not able to finish.