I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at TikTok (San Jose, CA) in Feb 2026
Interview
I was asked for 2 leet code medium to easy level questions, with some followup questions regarding Time and Space Complexity. Overall the communication was great, but there were some technical issues where both me and the interviewer didn't have access to video or coding platform
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 (Singapura) 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.