I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at TikTok (Mountain View, CA) in Jun 2023
Interview
The recruiter scheduled a 60 min round giving me almost 2 weeks for preparation before the interview. The interview went really well. Q1) Given a string, you have to shorten the string if it compresses. Ex: - compress aabcaaaade to aabc4xade. aa - 2xa is not short, aaa - 3xa is the same length, so you have to do it for any string less than 3.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
In the same 60 min interview i was also asked a system design question. Q) Design a monitoring system for Tiktok.
1. Hacker rank - Standard leetcode questions that is around medium to hard standard
2. Tech Lead Interview - Test on linux OS on the different commands inclusive of networking and devops practices
3. Manager Interview
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at TikTok in Sept 2025
Interview
The process includes two rounds:
Round 1 – 30 minutes of technical questions based on your resume, followed by 30 minutes of live coding on HackerRank.
Round 2 – 30-minute technical interview focusing on problem-solving and advanced concepts.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
explain the work u did in your previous job in detail?
Got a Leetcode Hard about strings on my first round for an entry level role. Interviewer was nice and helped me debug my code and I went extremely over time but solved it in the end. Still in the process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What technical challenge did you face and how did you solve it?
