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HR said regular technical — it was system design heavy and my LeetCode prep was useless

bd_format_lied_anon·May 30, 2026·26 points

Backend Engineer (TikTok)·Onsite·2026

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ive applied for 30 jobs and havent gotten a

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another_loop_survivor·2 points

Always research the actual format independently. "Regular technical" means completely different things at different companies and even different teams.

ml_eng_agree·3 points

Trusting a vague recruiter description cost you weeks of prep aimed at the wrong target. This is a systems failure you had to pay for personally.