Poor WLB, very extreme - Senior Software Engineer ByteDance Employee Review

1.0
Mar 21, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Very competitive people and smart leaders in tech.

Cons

Generally you will never be repaid for your massive overwork. political env is too bad for Tiktok and there is no way to make it worth anybody's time.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
Jul 6, 2026
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Pros

competitive pay for intern, access to company resources, big name with high impact product

Cons

team was chaotic amid office politics and there was no mentorship during internship

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