TikTok Software Engineer interview experience

Instead of jumping straight into problems, I had an interview where the discussion dove deep into my specific project, and then I moved into LeetCode-style questions afterward. In that same spirit, I also faced sessions that started with resume and experience deep dives before anything coding-related.

The coding parts weren’t leisurely. Time to arrive at a working solution was short, and I felt like I was expected to already know different question patterns well enough to move quickly. The problems were described as medium to hard in difficulty, and the interview cadence made it clear that I