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      Software Engineer Interview

      Mar 5, 2022
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

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      I interviewed at TikTok

      Interview

      interview with java basic question, project and resume questions. Detail about the resume. 2 leetcode questions about sort and array. talk about the question and how to implement them. HR interview

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      the project which you are interested and the detail about it.
      Answer question
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      Software Engineer Interview

      Jul 26, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at TikTok

      Interview

      Intense doesn’t even begin to describe how challenging this interview felt. The bar was incredibly high, with multiple rounds focused on system design, deep coding challenges, and behavioral questions. The technical questions, like designing a content moderation system, were especially tough. Ironically, I had practiced scenarios on PracHub that closely matched the technical rounds, which helped a bit, but the overall experience was frustrating. The lengthy process with continuous rescheduling only added to my disappointment, which ultimately led to no offer.

      Interview questions [3]

      Question 1

      Match payments to invoices with fallback rules
      Answer question

      Question 2

      Design a content moderation system for short-form video uploads
      Answer question

      Question 3

      Choose tools for scalable distributed systems
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      Software Engineer Interview

      Jul 18, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Singapore
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at TikTok (Singapore)

      Interview

      Tech interviews demand two core skills: one LeetCode proves you can solve complex algorithms at a micro level, while one System Design validates your ability to architect scalable, distributed macro infrastructure.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      question related to course in leetcode
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      Software Engineer Interview

      Jul 17, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at TikTok

      Interview

      Pretty smooth got contact by hr and then got know the basic info, however the interviews was delayed like 3 times so it was kind of annoying yeah and then I got offered at another job so I ended up decline this one

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      General background questions personal infos
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      TikTok interviews FAQs

      • Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at TikTok with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 30% positive. To compare, the company-average is 37.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 23 days to get hired, when considering 449 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 Software Engineer according to 449 Glassdoor interviews include:

        Skills test:  29%

        One on one interview:  27%

        Phone interview:  24%

        Presentation:  5%

        Background check:  5%

        Personality test:  3%

        Other:  3%

        Drug test:  2%

        IQ intelligence test:  1%

        Group panel interview:  1%

      • Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -

        1. Content Moderator(424) ;
        2. Software Engineer(398) ;
        3. Quality Analyst(216) ;
        4. Product Manager(169) ;
        5. Client Solutions Manager(165) ;
        6. Account Manager(146) ;
        7. Intern(123) ;
        8. Program Manager(101) ;
        9. Brand Partnerships Manager(97) ;
        10. Data Scientist(85) ;
        11. Manager(76) ;
        12. Senior Software Engineer(76) ;
        13. Project Manager(75) ;
        14. Machine Learning Engineer(67) ;
        15. Quality Assurance(57) .


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