I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at TikTok (San Jose, CA) in Oct 2025
Interview
Two technical interviews.
One regarding test plan for video streaming applications. Asked to write a test plan.
One leetcode medium on matrix with behavioral questions like when did you take additional responsibilities.
Other Software QA Engineer Interview Reviews for TikTok
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at TikTok (Singapur)
Interview
I received an Online Assessment (OA) as part of the interview process, and after completing it, I was scheduled for an interview. The interviewer was from ByteDance’s Beijing office. During the interview, they asked if I could speak Chinese, likely to assess whether I would be able to effectively communicate with colleagues and stakeholders in the Beijing office, where Mandarin is commonly spoken.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself
What are some projects in SaSS?
Python questions
MySQL
Networking
Testing
Python coding question
The Interview was short they ask a leatcode easy but do not let that fool you make sure to answer it in the way that they expect you to since this is a QA role and not a regular software engineer.
