Candidates applying for Software 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 Software Developer according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Other: 50%
Skills test: 50%
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I applied online. I interviewed at TikTok (Los Angeles, CA) in Feb 2026
Interview
It was very short; after the self-introduction, I was given a coding question. The question was: given the head of a linked list, find a value greater than its `val` for each `ListNode`, and if no value is found, decrement it by 1. Return a `vector`.
Starts with a phone screen, then 3 leetcode-style coding questions of increasing difficulty during the technical interview. The interviewer is there to help along the way. Finally some time to ask questions about the company.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Implement a DFS for a matrix to find a certain value
I applied online. I interviewed at TikTok (Singapour) in Feb 2026
Interview
Interviewer was not professional and focused on his work during the interview. Recruiters are generally only responsive during the process, they ghost you if you fail. The process is usually fast, within two or three weeks