Tencent·Software Engineer

Tencent Software Engineer interview experience

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Beijing, BeijingPosted Dec 2023 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My interview at Tencent included a couple of distinct rounds focused on fundamentals and then on my resume.

Across two VO-style conversations, I dealt with LeetCode and computer science basics.

In the first round, most of the time was spent on core CS fundamentals, including a dynamic programming LeetCode question. The second round felt more like a resume walkthrough with a pair of LeetCode problems, where the questions tied back to what I’d claimed on my background.

The difficulty level overall felt average, and the experience had that somewhat high-signal tone where every answer mattered. I didn’t receive an offer, and the hardest part for me was balancing time between explaining my thinking

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