Bad work life balance and poor system - Software Engineer ByteDance Employee Review

2.0
Jul 10, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Good package and move very fast

Cons

Very top down, leaders in china care about speed but not quality often left large amount of tech debt. And engineers has no negiciate power against PM or business ops.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
Jun 24, 2026
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Pros

Salary is pretty competitive if performance is consistent

Cons

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