Technical Screen

AI Agent Second Round in Mandarin

TikTokSoftware Engineer · Intern · Technical Screen · Sep 2026

TikTok SWE AI Agent Intern, second-round interview report. This was the second round, and the entire conversation was in Mandarin. I started with a self-introduction, followed by a deep dive into my research project. Fundamentals / business design How HTTPS works. Explain the TLS/SSL handshake process and CA certificate validation in detail. Follow-up: During data transmission, is symmetric or as…

Shared by a candidate · reported Sep 2026. Interview formats change; use it as a guide, not a script.