I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at TikTok in Dec 2024
Interview
Started straight away with the technical interview, giving a hard leetcode style question. Thereafter, asked about some networks lingo such as difference between TCP and UDP, HTTP and HTTPS. Afterwards, allowed the interviewee to ask some questions to the interviewer.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at TikTok
Interview
hr reach out and take one round interview, use ai to help to implement a feature , i only took one round. it's not hard but do not know what the interviewer's expectation
3x leetcode medium with some behavioral mixed in. Hiring manager round asked a bunch of behavioral stuff and gave 15min at the end to do leetcode mediu. All leetcode asked were on the harder side of medium.
The interview process consisted of an initial HR screening followed by a technical interview with the engineering team. The technical round focused on backend fundamentals, including data structures, system design basics, and problem-solving questions. There was also discussion about past projects and experience. The interviewer was very nice, professional, and made the conversation comfortable and engaging. Overall, the process was smooth and well-structured.