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TikTok interviews FAQs
Research 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 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 37.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Research Engineer roles take an average of 24 days to get hired, when considering 4 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 Research Engineer according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 36%
Skills test: 27%
Phone interview: 27%
Presentation: 9%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at TikTok (Sydney) in Aug 2023
Interview
The interviewer asked me some questions about the projects in the CV. He asked on some deep level and considered the potential of using this technique in their project. After that, I conducted one coding practice, medium level on the Leecode.
I am a PhD and they asked a bachelor guy to interview me, stupid questions like asking me to solve his own project problems. Overall not a good interview if you are looking for a deep research oriented group
Standard process: introduction + technical screening + 4x 1 hour interview + follow-up with hiring manager Technical screening was a mix of domain knowledge + leetcode interview, also in the area. 4 hours interview were on 4 different subjects relevant to my team. Rather Average difficulty. On two interviews, I had leetcode problems to solve
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Knapsack problem, but in the context of the domain
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at TikTok (Singapore) in Aug 2023
Interview
Three rounds of technical interviews, including introducing your research, publications, and the online code test (leetcode). Each round of interveiws takes about 1 hour, and the results generally releases within three work days after the interviews.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
What's your research experience in computer vision?