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      ByteDance

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      ByteDance reviews

      3.4

      50% would recommend to a friend

      (4,237 total reviews)
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      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 4,237 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).

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      Reviews by job title

      4K reviews
      1.0
      Dec 17, 2025

      Not worth it

      Front end developer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Decent pay and perks (food)

      Cons

      996 or more , feels like dealing with robots , 0 work life balance, language barrier , evening and late night meetings.

      1.0
      Dec 17, 2025

      Beware

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good compensation and great people.

      Cons

      Incompetent leadership who has no idea what they're building or how to do it. Uses wrong tools for the job and thinks short term. Hires almost exclusively Chinese people.

      2.0
      Dec 17, 2025

      Toxic Culture

      Total rewards specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Pay is great and you get to work with some really talented people.

      Cons

      No upward mobility unless you speak mandarin. Extremely toxic culture that rewards people for overcomplicating processes. WLD none existent.

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