Candidates applying for Software Engineer 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 according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Other: 50%
Skills test: 50%
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The first appointment was canceled 30 minutes before the interview. It was rescheduled to one week later. The first round is a technical interview that includes a Leetcode exercise, with the problem focusing on implementing a calculator.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at TikTok in Nov 2021
Interview
Recruiter reached out to me and I had the recruiter call and then the first technical interview next. I didn't pass this interview, but the next steps were the final interviews 4 rounds
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me a react frontend questions about setTimeout
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at TikTok in Jun 2025
Interview
Round by round interviews. First two rounds are leetcode style technical interviews. There can be follow-up questions if you finish it early. Failed at the second round. The coding is done in their special platform.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Leetcode style medium questions: sliding window related