Tencent Software Engineer interview experience

What I found unusual was that, despite the technical focus, I wasn’t asked to do LeetCode during the interview itself. The process still felt structured: the technical conversations were there to assess how I thought and how well my skills matched the role.

After those rounds, my application was reviewed holistically by a hiring committee to decide whether they’d accept me. I didn’t get the sense that there was a trick question format or a heavy coding test—more like they wanted evidence that my background made sense for the job, then moved on to internal review. Overall it felt