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 Informatique industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

4K reviews

1.0

May 7, 2023

Terrible Work Culture

Senior android engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You will learn a lot of engineering really fast

Cons

Too many late nights, deadlines, pressure, language barrier

4.0

Mar 5, 2023

It's all right

Campaign manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Growth in this company right now [2023] is crazy, you need to be able to adapt to changes. Possibility to get promoted is high, you need to be visible since everyone is working hard.

Cons

Since we are a relatively new company, there are a lot of changes and these changes makes it hard to plan ahead.

1.0

Mar 2, 2023

Incredibly Toxic, Political and Gaslighty

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- They pay better than most in the same market - Outwardly the culture is positive

Cons

- 90% meetings in Mandarin - 996 is a low estimate for my team's working hours - Artificial deadlines are used to generate unnecessary urgency (constant crunch) - Leaders are out to look good and cover themselves, they will not provide any value but will make sure they are seen to offer support in front of their superiors - One of the company values is openness but a lot of backchannel politics goes on between more senior staff, not excluding HR

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