I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at TikTok (Seattle, WA)
Interview
Recruiter reached out on linkedin
had a 30 min conversation about the position, my background and the interview process
had 1st round with the manager - leetcode, os and networking
had 2nd round with sde from the team - leetcode
leetcode hard questions in both the rounds
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at TikTok (San Jose, CA) in Oct 2024
Interview
after OA, there is
1 tech screening + 1 hiring manager tech screening + 1 skip manager behavioral.
questions ranging from leetcode medium to hard including backtracking and dynamic programming.
hr verbal offer -> hr official offer letter
There was a pre-screening interview, after which they were going to have some rounds of technical HackerRank interviews. I didn't make it past the pre-screening interview. It was the standard "Explain X in your resume", kind of questions, but the role I had applied for was just not something I had any experience in.