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 decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at ByteDance?

50% of ByteDance employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated ByteDance 2.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at ByteDance?

Content Moderator (411) , Software Engineer (395) , Product Manager (143) , Intern (115) , Quality Analyst (79) , Senior Software Engineer (76) , 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 benefits and friends." ((in 415 reviews)); "good salary and you have the chance to work with the seniors" ((in 322 reviews)); "The company has a lot of good colleagues and have a chance to execute various projects" ((in 211 reviews)); "basic pay is good" ((in 201 reviews)); "People there are nice and helpful" ((in 134 reviews))

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

"TT no work life balance good if you don't want any relationships work like brainless human long work hour spent 8" ((in 240 reviews)); "late working hours" ((in 187 reviews)); "High pressure to meet performance targets" ((in 78 reviews)); "Not work life balance at all" ((in 52 reviews)); "Very bad managers and mentors that aren't willing to teach you." ((in 50 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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ByteDance reviews

3.4

50% would recommend to a friend

(4,242 total reviews)

Rubo Liang

59% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Career opportunities

3.1

Culture & values

2.8

Senior management

2.7

Work/Life balance

ByteDance has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 4,242 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

1.0

Dec 12, 2024

Unhealthy working environment

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Good salary and good training ground (if you have the energy to work throughout the night)

Cons

If there is a choice to choose negative star rating, i will be giving this company a negative 10. Nepotism is common in the organization. Their Byte styles are all very surfaced, they don't do what they preach. Bonuses are paid based on manager's discretion. Managing up is common and they have trust issue with non-chinese nationality.

1.0

Oct 28, 2024

Not a transparent/healthy work environment

Contingent workforce program manager

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Good salary A lot of travel opportunity

Cons

No transparency. No communication. Management is mostly Chinese and does not understand work culture outside of China. No care for employees. No clear guidance nor expectations. No promotion opportunity for non Mandarin speakers

1.0

Sep 29, 2024

Poor culture

Manager

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Colleagues are nice. Food is not bad.

Cons

Toxic culture, nepotism, lack of strategic long term vision, lack of training and development, lack of clear scope and R&R between teams.

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