RejectedOnsite

Three Weekly USDS Rounds Ending in Rejection

TikTokSoftware Engineer · Onsite · Aug 2026

The rounds were basically scheduled one per week. 1st round, coding: Use round-robin scheduling to process tasks. Each task has a task_id, seller_id, tier (VIP or STANDARD), and priority (1 is high and 3 is low). Within one seller's backlog, tasks with smaller priority numbers must be processed first. Tasks with the same priority follow their arrival order, using FIFO. Across sellers, use weighte…

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