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TikTok Software Engineer Interview Questions

The questions to prepare for a TikTok Software Engineer interview. Questions from real interview reports rank first. Updated daily.

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CodingStart here. 17 questions · ~234 min
Budgeted Purchases on a CircleMedium
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Count purchases from repeated circular cost cycles using total-cycle division and a final greedy scan.

ArraysArray ManipulationAlgorithmsTikTok
Median of Two Sorted ArraysHard
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Find the median of two sorted arrays using binary-search partitioning in O(log(min(m, n))) time.

binary searchArraysAlgorithmsTikTok
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System Design6 questions · ~83 min
Two-Phase Commit InsightHard

Explain how two-phase commit preserves consistency across distributed database participants.

database accessdistributed systemsarchitecture patternsTikTok
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Security & Infrastructure7 questions · ~96 min
Deadlock ConditionsHard
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Explain the four Coffman conditions for OS deadlock and distinguish deadlock from starvation.

Operating SystemsdeadlockconcurrencyTikTok
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Execution7 questions · ~96 min
Design a Scalable New ServiceMedium
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Plan the launch of a new service by defining scope, sequencing trade-offs, and de-risking scale before build starts.

Trade-offsRoadmappingRisk AssessmentTikTok
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Technical Fundamentals6 questions · ~83 min
Interface vs Abstract ClassEasy
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Tests core Java OOP knowledge around interfaces and abstract classes.

javaTikTok
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Behavioral & Leadership4 questions · ~55 min
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More topics3 questions · ~41 min
AI Streaming FundamentalsMedium
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Assesses your understanding of streaming inference or data pipelines for AI workloads.

data processingTikTok
Backend and SQL BasicsMedium
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Assesses your practical backend and SQL fundamentals for building and querying data systems.

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