Apply online
HR screening call (30 minutes), asking about your interest and past experiences and introducing different teams
2 tech interviews (60 minutes each), past projects deep dive, statistics questions, leetcode
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at TikTok (Seattle, WA) in Oct 2025
Interview
45 mins resume deep dive about my previous applied scientist intern and 10 mins leetcode medium question. The scope is a match (supply chain), but they are looking for people with LLM skills.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about your applied scientist intern project.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at TikTok (San Jose, CA) in Jun 2025
Interview
There are numerous Machine Learning fundamental questions and a leetcode hard coding question. Not many question about the resume. There is even some unrelated question regrading the operating systems and computer network.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How long does the biggest model you have built take to train?