I applied online. I interviewed at TikTok (San Francisco, CA) in Nov 2022
Interview
Interviewer is from China. HR response time is pretty long. First interview cancelled due bad connection. Second interview is pretty standard Chinese interview instead of the silicon valley style coding focused interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked quite a few questions about testing frameworks and system basics. There was a leetcode hard problem
The interview process was smooth. OA + technical screen + HM. OA is a bit different from general leetcode but focused on testing. Technical screen is LeetCode easy/medium. HM round is chill but somehow the headcount is full so didn't get the job.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at TikTok (Seattle, WA) in Dec 2025
Interview
I interviewed at TikTok online, after taking to recruiter,
First interview was in Mandarin
I can feel the interviewer was not very concentrate on the interview and no facial expression
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. most changeling project
2. how to test a ...
3. how to evaluate ..
4. leetcode easy problems *2
5. SQL problem
The interview process was overall smooth. Interviewer said we could speak in Chinese if I preferred. Interviewer asked about my background, then moved on to a LeetCode easy question. Since we had plenty of time left, we returned to discussing more about my background.
