I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at TikTok (San Jose, CA)
Interview
Leetcode heavy, you will need to finish 2 med-hard problems in 60mins for 2 rounds before getting to hiring manager round.
Hiring manager round is like usual, with more focus of team specific need.
one HR round followed by 3 technical rounds. pre-empted by HR that some rounds might be conducted in mandarin. Some interviewers was late and rude, did not pay attention during the coding sections, only checked the output at the end. Not a good experience
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Question 1
what is the difference between a process and a thread
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at TikTok (San Jose, CA) in Jul 2024
Interview
This is for entry level backend SWE role, The process includes 2 coding, 1 behavioral, and 1 HR round. I got reached out to by a recruiter on LinkedIn. The whole process, from getting reached out to to getting the official offer, took 2.5 months.