Recruiter call aligns role and experience. Technical screening tests coding (DSA + practical tradeoffs). System design is critical—design large-scale, real-time systems (feeds, messaging, analytics), focusing on data flow, scalability, and tradeoffs. Strong candidates emphasize production-ready thinking, high throughput, and clear architecture decisions over textbook answers.
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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.
