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 (396) , Product Manager (144) , 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 339 reviews)); "The company has a lot of good colleagues and have a chance to execute various projects" ((in 205 reviews)); "basic pay is good" ((in 187 reviews)); "People there are nice and helpful" ((in 137 reviews)); "Teams are great." ((in 127 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 238 reviews)); "late working hours" ((in 181 reviews)); "High pressure to meet performance targets" ((in 82 reviews)); "Not work life balance at all" ((in 51 reviews)); "Managers have tons of power and quick visa sponsorship." ((in 49 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

51% would recommend to a friend

(4,253 total reviews)

Rubo Liang

59% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (4,253 reviews)

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ByteDance has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 4,253 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 Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

4K reviews

4.0

Feb 22, 2024

Good welfare and high intensity

Product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good welfare, and can gain a lot of growth

Cons

High intensity. Focus on reporting rather than facts

3.0

Feb 21, 2024

not so great

Data scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

dynamic, challenging, flat structure, possibility to work with other regions and swap roles / geographies

Cons

difficult for non-Chinese citizens to navigate, considerable work pressure, lots of personal agendas, difficult path for promotion, little learning opportunities

1.0

Feb 20, 2024

Not a good choice

Senior qa engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good payment, excellent co-workers, good benefit.

Cons

Toxic culture and cruel management. Better leave this company if you want to have a life.

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Jobs at ByteDance

Project Management Project Intern (Real Estate & Facilities - AMS) - 2026 Start (BS/MS)

Research Scientist Graduate (Video Quality Analysis&Coding Strategy) - 2026 Start (PhD)

Backend Development Engineer Intern (Infrastructure Platform Delivery) - 2026 Fall (BS/MS)

Student Researcher (Multimodal Interaction and World Model - Seed) – 2027 Start (PhD)

Project Management Analyst Graduate (Real Estate & Facilities - AMS) - 2026 Start (BS/MS)