TikTok Data Engineer Interview
Questions & Process
What 52 candidates said about the rounds, the
questions and how long the wait really is.
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Questions candidates reported
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“How to sort a list”
Read reports →“What is broadcast join”
Read reports →“Write SQL queries.”
Read reports →“What is Hadoop?”
Read reports →“What was Hive UDF?”
Read report →“What is Spark?”
Read report →“Why TikTok?”
Read report →“Explain query tuning”
Read report →“Tell me about yourself.”
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The interview process
Described in candidates’ own words.
“So first there was a phone call with HR. Then, a technical interview happened. It had some easy Python coding questions, they asked me to introduce myself, and also asked technical questions about Spark.”Candidate-reported process
“The interview process involved solving two coding questions, one SQL and one algorithms question, within 25 minutes each. The difficulty was moderate. It also included basic experience questions and a Q&A session for my questions.”Candidate-reported process
“The recruiter was helpful. They move fast if you pass. There are 3-4 rounds, with the last one being with the hiring manager. The SQL part was easy, but Python was a bit challenging for me.”Candidate-reported processMore reports lockedRead 300+ more interview experiences
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