I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at TikTok in Jan 2023
Interview
1. Recruiter screen 2. Phone screen - went over my resume and previous experience - one leetcode medium and one leetcode hard in 35 minutes 3. System design 4. behavioral I didnt pass within timeframe so I did not move onto step 3. Be sure
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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 (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.
