I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at TikTok in May 2026
Interview
60 minutes virtual interview. Started with a brief introduction, a few questions about resume, then the leetcode style coding interview. Got 2 medium questions. The interviewer would ask about the complexity and the potential optimization.
Quick phone interview
2 leetcode interviews
Cross functional interview
Interview with manager
Overall, a hard process. Aligned with other big techs. If you study for leetcode, you should be fine
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe in a non technical way a technical problem you solved
First meeting was a quick HR discussion. 30minutes. We talked about how I would fit into the role and what is the team composition. The next one was a live coding task relate to algorithms like what you would find from leet code.
