I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at TikTok (Sydney) in Nov 2025
Interview
The interview process included an online coding assessment, followed by technical interviews focusing on algorithms, system design, and past project experience. The final round involved cultural fit discussions with senior engineers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me to explain how I would design a scalable API and discuss the trade-offs between different architectural approaches.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at TikTok
Interview
- recruiter asked me to speak in Chinese for latter half of screen
- 1st round was algo interview
- 2nd round was algo and system design
- didn't move forward after second round
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- 1st round was simple 1D dp problem
- 2nd round was graph problem (Djikstra's) and ML system design
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.