I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at TikTok (Singapore)
Interview
3 rounds technical interview, each 1 hour long
1st - Direct mentor (interview in chinese)
2nd - Direct team lead (interview in chinese)
3rd - Direct hiring manager (interview in english, based overseas)
It began with self-introduction and past projects. Then the interviewer asked a few questions about the project. Then ML coding test. For me it was CLIP at first. I wasn't able to do this, so the interviewer changed it to a naive CNN.
I applied online. I interviewed at TikTok (San Jose, CA) in Jan 2026
Interview
3 sum + ml skill and basic knowleage like ROC. Resume diving, looking for your understanding of the skills used before. interviewer is kind, 30 mintiues coding and 30 minutes about others