Is it hard to get hired as a SWE Intern at TikTok?

SWE Intern 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 49% positive. To compare, the company-average is 37.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.

How long does it take to get hired as a SWE Intern at TikTok?

Candidates applying for SWE Intern roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 43 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at TikTok overall takes an average of 30 days.

Where can I find TikTok interview experiences by job title?

Content Moderator (424) ; Software Engineer (398) ; Quality Analyst (215) ; Product Manager (169) ; Client Solutions Manager (165) ; Account Manager (146) ; Intern (123) ; Program Manager (101) ; Brand Partnerships Manager (97) ; Data Scientist (85) ; Manager (76) ; Project Manager (75) ; Senior Software Engineer (75) ; Machine Learning Engineer (67) ; Quality Assurance (57)

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TikTok SWE Intern interview questions

based on 51 ratings - Updated Jul 16, 2026

Average interview difficulty

Mostly positive interview experience

How others got an interview

79%
Applied online
Applied online
16%
Employee Referral
Employee Referral
5%
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51 interviews

SWE Intern Interview

Jul 28, 2024

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Neutral experience

Difficult interview

Application

I interviewed at TikTok (Singapore)

Interview

OA was hard; i couldn't find the related question on leetcode. I believe TikTok has one of the hardest online assessments among tech companies. Didn't get the technical rounds afterwards.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Medium and Hard coding questions

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SWE Intern Interview

Mar 19, 2024

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Positive experience

Difficult interview

Application

I interviewed at TikTok (Toronto, ON)

Interview

First the Online Assessment through email. And then the zoom technical interview, leetcode medium ish questions. Finally, behavioral interview asking mainly system design questions. Overall, very similar to other tech interviews. Interviewer was nice.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Leetcode medium level sorting questions

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SWE Intern Interview

Feb 9, 2024

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Positive experience

Difficult interview

Application

I interviewed at TikTok

Interview

horrible. Spent an entire hour with a tiktok manager who basically just said how good his team was and a little about the role, didnt ask me any questions, nothing about my CV or experience, it felt like they just wanted to boast. This wasn't a one off as I applied for the same role across 2 summers, and had the exact same experience, absolutely awful

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

none. Didnt ask me anything at all

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