Does ByteDance pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, ByteDance employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at ByteDance. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at ByteDance?

51% of ByteDance employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated ByteDance 2.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at ByteDance?

Content Moderator (411) , Software Engineer (395) , Product Manager (145) , Intern (116) , Quality Analyst (79) , Senior Software Engineer (77) , Internship (67) , Quality Assurance (59) , Data Scientist (53) , Account Manager (52) , Quality Assurance Analyst (51) , Human Resources (46) , Software Engineer(Internship) (42) , Machine Learning Engineer (41) , Subject Matter Expert (SME) (41)

What are the pros of working at ByteDance according to real employee reviews?

"good salary and you have the chance to work with the seniors" ((in 321 reviews)); "The company has a lot of good colleagues and have a chance to execute various projects" ((in 215 reviews)); "basic pay is good" ((in 185 reviews)); "People there are nice and helpful" ((in 138 reviews)); "good working environment; working time is flexible" ((in 119 reviews))

What are the cons of working at ByteDance according to real employee reviews?

"No work life balance; expects to be on call even late at night; most of the documents are in mandarin" ((in 238 reviews)); "late working hours" ((in 180 reviews)); "some teams have high pressure" ((in 77 reviews)); "long hours and fast page" ((in 62 reviews)); "Managers have tons of power and quick visa sponsorship." ((in 51 reviews))

What are employees saying about ByteDance layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about ByteDance layoffs and their outlook for job security at ByteDance in 2026.

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3.4

51% would recommend to a friend

(4,259 total reviews)

Rubo Liang

59% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

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ByteDance has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 4,259 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ByteDance employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Tecnologia da informação industry (3.9 stars).

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4K reviews

3.0

Sep 14, 2025

Top down direction, long meetings

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent perks - though still behind other tech

Cons

Diversity and inclusivity are not on the agenda at all. Generally ICs and even leads in sales teams are very junior and not very high calibre. XFNs end up having to bear the brunt. Expected to take top down direction and execute - not necessarily a bad thing (given poor sales calibre) Meetings are exceptionally long (3-5 hours are not surprising).

4.0

Sep 12, 2025

ByteDance

Partnerships manager

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

- Easy access to multiple departments internally (including the leaders) - Things generally move pretty fast - Plenty opportunity to learn about the industry in general

Cons

As things move pretty fast, sometimes would need to put more hours into the work (especially if the respective teams are based in a different time zone)

4.0

Sep 11, 2025

salary

Content moderator

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

good for freshie to start

Cons

life balance , high workload , nonsense kpi

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