Tiktok or Thoughtworks

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Just starting the interview process for both. Tiktok focuses on the usual Data Structures and System Design interviews, while Thoughtworks focuses on Pair Programming with TDD and System Design. Tiktok has its own services and products, while Thoughtworks does consultancy work.

Which company will be a better place for learning and growth? I do want to eventually call myself a "master" software engineer.

JoshHBaus · Accepted Answer

Consultation offers more variety from a people and industry learning perspective. Doesn’t mean you’ll always get new or more challenging technical project though. I’d say TikTok is the way to go.

BrooklynBroke · Answer

If you are going work to 70-80 hours a work, then I wouldn't do take TikTok. At that point, I would work in banking because the hours are similar and you can see a tangible impact on what you are doing with M&A.

Waffles3 · Answer

Tiktok will probably pay double

19g6vl0jx89ir · Answer

If you want to get experience with a variety of projects, go with ThoughtWorks. That’s a top tier agency. I did agency work for a few years and really appreciate the experience it gave me. I was definitely burned out after a while and cannot stand submitting hourly timesheets anymore, but the work made me a better engineer and team player. Also, there may be some risk with TikTok, given possible sanctions and/or regulations? Personally I would avoid them based on their data collection practices and relationship with the CCP.

tombanjo · Answer

TikTok is vulnerable to the legislative hammer, and quite frankly the only social media platform besides Truth Social that you should avoid at all costs as a user, employee, or otherwise.

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