Tencent·Backend Engineer

Tencent Backend Engineer interview experience

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Shenzhen, GuangdongPosted Apr 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

The overall process felt long, stretching across four to five rounds.

It started with a phone screen where the interviewer asked knowledge that felt textbook-driven, and I had the sense they wanted more of a recitation than a discussion. Even though I explained based on my own understanding, I could tell the interviewer wasn’t satisfied with how I answered.

After that, I went into three technical interviews and then ended with an HR round. The later rounds were more technical in nature, but the first impression stuck with me: the process felt strict about matching what they expected to hear.

I didn’t get an offer. Looking back, the reflection I had was that I

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