I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at TikTok (San Jose, CA) in May 2024
Interview
First HR reachout, and schedule time for interview, You should pass one interview and then schedule the next round interview. for the interview, each round has 1 hour which is quite different from other companies.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
first round is two medium coding. second round is hard coding. third round is system design
passed final round but got rejected one month after. HR likes to ghost interviewee. during two rounds, the interviewer didnt show up at all. bad experience, and hr refuse to give feedback
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
two leetcode hard question, and asked deep question on resume
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at TikTok in Nov 2023
Interview
The first interview was scheduled more than three weeks after HR initially contacted me. I received an email about scheduling the second-round interview a month after my first interview, and it was set for three weeks later. During the second round, I was ghosted—no one showed up.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Some database basic questions, And one leetcode question medium level