TikTok Qa Engineer Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
Based on 82 interview experiences · FREE TO READ
Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at TikTok.
TikTok
Quality Assurance Engineer
Intern Difficult Neutral experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Take home Technical screen
Interview formats
Technical Coding
The process involved 5 multiple choice questions and 2 coding questions. You should be familiar with Java deadlocks, operating systems, and distributed systems, as well as Java NIO. The coding portion had about 2 medium-difficulty problems. It was quite challenging for students without prior experience, but it was exactly an internship OA.
Confirmed questions5 questions
- Can you design a NIO content using pseudocode?
- Explain Java deadlocks.
- What are some key concepts in operating systems?
TikTok
Quality Assurance
Mid Average Positive experience Accept offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
There were about three to four interviews in total, conducted over phone and video. The interviews included discussions with the Team Lead and HR. They covered behavioral and technical aspects relevant to QA roles, such as data handling, root cause analysis (RCA), and teamwork. It's advised to prepare specific examples to share. The process is pretty standard but thorough and requires attention to detail. Make sure to research the company and prepare well in advance for the interviews.
Confirmed questions3 questions
- Can you explain RCA methodology?
- Tell me about your teamwork skills.
- What are your data skills?
TikTok
Quality Assurance Analyst
Entry Average Negative experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Take home Technical screen Phone screen
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral
Got an initial contact on Sep 25th and had a first interview a few days later on Sep 29th. A bit later, my second interview was set for Oct 3rd. After that, I was told the hiring manager would call me the following week. Then on Oct 11th, I got an automated email saying they weren't moving forward with my application. The first contact also included an assessment, which I thought would be language-related, like translations or grammar checks, but it had some really confusing questions. The interviews were both scheduled for 30 minutes, but the first one was short, only about 15 minutes, and it felt like the interviewer was just reading from a script. The second interview lasted 20 minutes and covered my previous experience and hypothetical situations. I felt the interviews went well and honestly didn't expect to be rejected. Tiktok doesn't give feedback, just an automated rejection, so I have no clue what I could have done better.
Confirmed questions5 questions
- What is the last book you read?
- Do you have excellent Spanish skills, as this role requires?
- Can you describe your previous experience in QA roles?
TikTok Qa Engineer Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from TikTok interview reports.
“As a PQA for a new project, if one of the tasks is to sum up numbers, and there's an Excel column 'Number of cases' with daily project completion, which function would you use to get the total from cells A1 to A10?”
Read reports →“What are the 6 pillars of the company culture as listed on the ByteDance webpage?”
Read reports →“If a customer finds and reports a bug after deployment, what's the subsequent procedure, and what will the team do?”
Read reports →“What is your familiarity with TikTok and do you use it?”
Read reports →“If you saw a video like this, what would you do and why?”
Read report →“What action would you take if you discovered a mistake in your quality report?”
Read report →“What steps would you take if you discovered an error within a quality report you had created?”
Read report →“What's your approach when dealing with an agent whose performance has been poor for three consecutive weeks?”
Read report →“Can you tell me what you know about the TikTok app and what you think are the most crucial aspects to protect for a user-friendly platform experience?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 82 TikTok interview reports.