I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at TikTok in Aug 2025
Interview
I first had an HR phone screen, followed by two technical coding interviews over the next two weeks. I was rejected at this stage, but usually there is an additional Hiring Manager interview afterward.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
One round was a string simulation problem, and the other round involved data structures, specifically a heap and a binary search.
2 rounds coding a lot of background questions very strange behavior from interviewer camera was off and asked questions in mandarin, leetcode medium-hard and very very slow communication from recruiters based in asia for an english role
OA - 1 arrays Medium, 1 Trie Hard. I had 45 minutes to complete that. I was able to do the medium in about 15-20 minutes but I am not that great with trie ds so I was not able to finish.
I applied online. I interviewed at TikTok (Singapour) in Jun 2026
Interview
1 round of tech interview where i was asked basic tech questions and given a leetcode question to solve. total was around 1 hour. interviewer did not seem happy with my answer and time complexity.
