Backend Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at TikTok with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 29% positive. To compare, the company-average is 37.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Backend Engineer roles take an average of 20 days to get hired, when considering 17 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at TikTok overall takes an average of 30 days.
Common stages of the interview process at TikTok as a Backend Engineer according to 17 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 39%
One on one interview: 36%
Phone interview: 14%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Presentation: 4%
Personality test: 4%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at TikTok (Mountain View, CA) in Nov 2021
Interview
The interviewer was very disrespectful. He didn’t even allow me to introduce myself. He didn’t even speak English properly. Most of them are Chinese and cannot speak English whatsoever. When you ask them questions, they don’t know how to answer it. They’re very rude and disrespectful throughout the interview. Do not apply to this horrible company. Respect yourself!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Digging deep in the resume like I lied. Very condescending tone of questioning.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at TikTok
Interview
hr reach out and take one round interview, use ai to help to implement a feature , i only took one round. it's not hard but do not know what the interviewer's expectation
3x leetcode medium with some behavioral mixed in. Hiring manager round asked a bunch of behavioral stuff and gave 15min at the end to do leetcode mediu. All leetcode asked were on the harder side of medium.
The interview process consisted of an initial HR screening followed by a technical interview with the engineering team. The technical round focused on backend fundamentals, including data structures, system design basics, and problem-solving questions. There was also discussion about past projects and experience. The interviewer was very nice, professional, and made the conversation comfortable and engaging. Overall, the process was smooth and well-structured.