Candidates applying for Software Engineer I 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 Engineer I according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Other: 50%
Skills test: 50%
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Difficult interview to pass because they ask tough questions (as most large companies like this do). Especially for an intern position, the difficulty is comparable to the real deal position. Recommended to practice a lot.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at TikTok
Interview
Contacted by a recruiter and scheduled a virtual on-site interview. I know I didn't do well for that interview because I could not answer some questions about a project I did 3 years ago. Then I was ghosted about two or three weeks and got a rejection letter.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Spent about 40 min discussing about a project which I forgot lots of the details. Then asked LRU cache for coding question.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at TikTok (Seattle, WA) in Jan 2025
Interview
In the onsite interview, use 5 minutes to talk about my resume and ask me to finish 2 Leetcode medium questions in 40 minutes. The question is very popular and under the company tag