Candidates applying for Developer roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at TikTok overall takes an average of 32 days.
Common stages of the interview process at TikTok as a Developer according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 50%
Other: 50%
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I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at TikTok (Seattle, WA)
Interview
New grad interview, reached out by recruiter, 3 coding question rounds then behavioral, coding questions were medium leetcode difficulty level, they asked about work I've done in the past. Did not get a response after second coding round
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at TikTok (San Jose, CA) in Feb 2026
Interview
I was asked for 2 leet code medium to easy level questions, with some followup questions regarding Time and Space Complexity. Overall the communication was great, but there were some technical issues where both me and the interviewer didn't have access to video or coding platform
New grads are usually 3 rounds, r1 and r2 are purely LC and light behavioral, r3 is hiring manager round with resume grill and light system design with a little behavioral.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you had a disagreement with a teammate.