I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at TikTok in Dec 2023
Interview
1. HR phone call, give job and team background information, give instructions for next coming interviews, give some tips for success in interviews
2. 1st tech: hard
3. 2nd tech: haven't try
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. TCP and UDP (network)
2. SQL transactions and concurrency
3. Python/Java questions
4. LC
5. Test Design
6. Background Questions related to resume
2 rounds coding a lot of background questions very strange behavior from interviewer camera was off and asked questions in mandarin, leetcode medium-hard and very very slow communication from recruiters based in asia for an english role
OA - 1 arrays Medium, 1 Trie Hard. I had 45 minutes to complete that. I was able to do the medium in about 15-20 minutes but I am not that great with trie ds so I was not able to finish.
I applied online. I interviewed at TikTok (Singapore) in Jun 2026
Interview
1 round of tech interview where i was asked basic tech questions and given a leetcode question to solve. total was around 1 hour. interviewer did not seem happy with my answer and time complexity.
