I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at TikTok in Oct 2023
Interview
Three rounds, the first round is I would describe as a leetcode easy. It wasn't even an algos question, just making sure you know how to read some text and write some code with it. Second round was a SRE technical round, there aren't really any difficult questions you would need to prepare for here, and the final round was some scenarios based questioning, an SQL type question, and then we had about 15 minutes left for a systems design. I asked my interviewers for feedback throughout the process and it all seemed positive, so I really don't have a clue why I was rejected. No follow up call back for feedback either.
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First round was just basically leetcode easy As far as i remember for second round: - what is sre and what are its core principles - what's the difference between DevOps and Sre - what is error budget - how do you ensure high availability and reliability for a distributed system For third round, I can remember a bit more - talk about a time where you had to deal with a huge problem in sre - an easy SQL question - a system design question on designing a backed of a video sharing application
The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at TikTok (Mountain View, CA)
Interview
good can easily crack if prepared well. It is based on SQL and python, 2 questions being asked in 30 minutes. Questions ar easy and interviewers are friendly. 4 rounds of interview 1st and 2nd round are leetcode questions, 3rd round is about past experience and final is the HR round
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general leetcode medium and past experience with AWS
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at TikTok (Mountain View, NJ) in Aug 2021
Interview
Technical Interview : Python, SQL , Bash, Behavioural Questions, Job Duties and related questions regarding the job duties. Python: FizzBuzz
SQL: Get the highest 4th rank
Bash: Rename all files in a directory
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Python: FizzBuzz
SQL: Get the highest 4th rank
Bash: Rename all files in a directory