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      Software Engineer, Backend Interview

      Apr 5, 2022
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Singapore
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at TikTok (Singapore) in Nov 2021

      Interview

      3 Rounds of technical interview. Mostly medium questions. You will head to the next round if you passed the technical test. Runtime and Space complexity will be asked as you provide solutions for the questions.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      How do you solve 3-sum - leetcode question.
      Answer question

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      Backend Software Developer Interview

      Feb 3, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Singapore
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at TikTok (Singapore) in Jan 2026

      Interview

      Deep dive into past projects, anything that is relevant in software development would be asked, not only backend development. Then the interviewer posed questions about basic concepts and terminologies like locks, process management, memory management, database sharing etc. Ended with a medium Leetcode problem.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What was the biggest challenge you encountered during this project and how did you solve it? Did anyone else's advice make you better?
      Answer question

      Backend Software Engineer Interview

      Nov 7, 2025
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Chicago, IL
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at TikTok (Chicago, IL)

      Interview

      A technical interview: the interviewer gives you a leetcode question, you clarify your misunderstanding with them, you write code while explaning your thoughts, finally you write test to test your code. Used HackerRank platform.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Leetcode 678. Valid Parenthesis String
      Answer question

      Backend Developer Interview

      Sep 17, 2025
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      New York, NY
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at TikTok (New York, NY)

      Interview

      Recruiter - A phone call with the recruiter to ask generic questions Tech 1 - With team member Tech 2 - With someone from another team Behavioral - With the hiring manager

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Algo and DS - Topo sort and interval questions.
      Answer question


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      TikTok interviews FAQs

      • Software Engineer, Backend applicants have rated the interview process at TikTok with 3.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 31% positive. To compare, the company-average is 37.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Software Engineer, Backend roles take an average of 17 days to get hired, when considering 26 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, Backend according to 26 Glassdoor interviews include:

        Phone interview:  26%

        Skills test:  24%

        One on one interview:  17%

        Presentation:  7%

        Other:  7%

        Personality test:  7%

        IQ intelligence test:  7%

        Background check:  4%

        Drug test:  2%

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