TikTok interview notes, page 23 of 28

“I had an answer prepped but it came out vague.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer interview at TikTok, Hiring Manager Screen round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“This is the kind of question that sounds easy until you're actually in it and realize you've been rambling about implementation details for two minutes without saying why anyone cared.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer interview at TikTok, Onsite - Behavioral / Leadership round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“This one is deceptively broad.” The rest of the author's notes on Product Manager interview at TikTok, Onsite - Product Sense / Strategy round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“The registration date part was fine, just MIN(post_date) partitioned by user.” The rest of the author's notes on Data Scientist interview at TikTok, Technical Phone Screen round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“This is where having a real story matters.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer interview at TikTok, Hiring Manager Screen round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“I had a story prepped but I think I spent too long on what the product was and not enough on what I actually learned.” The rest of the author's notes on Product Manager interview at TikTok, Onsite - Behavioral / Leadership round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“This is the kind of question where you can ramble forever if you're not careful.” The rest of the author's notes on Data Scientist interview at TikTok, Hiring Manager Screen round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“Kept it short, maybe too short.” The rest of the author's notes on Data Scientist interview at TikTok, Recruiter / HR Screen round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“Pretty open-ended and I kind of rambled.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer interview at TikTok, Onsite - Behavioral / Leadership round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“Prepared something but it came out a bit rehearsed.” The rest of the author's notes on Product Manager interview at TikTok, Hiring Manager Screen round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.