Asked to fill out questionnaire on basic information (start date, why interested in Machine Learning, why interested in TikTok, other generic HR questions) over email, then had a technical interview. Technical interview was 1 hour long.
J'ai passé un entretien chez TikTok (San Jose, CA)
Entretien
three rounds, each has coding + ml basic + resume related questions
understand all the details in resume is important, since might go very deep down the project you have worked on
The first round was mainly a CV walkthrough.
The second round focused in depth on one specific project.
Both rounds also included LeetCode medium-level problems.
The third round was with the hiring manager with both project and problems for their business.
J'ai postulé via un recruteur. Le processus a pris 1 semaine. J'ai passé un entretien chez TikTok (San Jose, CA) en mars 2026
Entretien
one hour first round tiktok usds phone screen interview. past projects questions, leetcode mid questions, and machine learning, deep learning, large language model questions. And then ask the interviewer questions.