Is ByteDance a good company to work for as a Data Science?

Data Science professionals working at ByteDance have rated their employer with 3.2 out of 5 stars in 43 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of ByteDance employees being 3.4 out of 5 stars. Search open Data Science Jobs at ByteDance now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Data Science interview questions at ByteDance .

Does ByteDance pay Data Science employees well?

Data Science professionals rate their compensation and benefits at ByteDance with 3.8 out of 5 stars based on 43 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5.1% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Data Science salaries at ByteDance.

How happy are Data Science professionals working at ByteDance?

29% of Data Science employees at ByteDance would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 556% in the past 12 months. Data Science professionals have also rated ByteDance with a 1.9 rating for work-life-balance, 2.0 rating for diversity and inclusion, 2.5 rating for culture and values and 2.9 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at ByteDance?

Content Moderator (414) , Software Engineer (402) , Product Manager (147) , Intern (116) , Quality Analyst (79) , Senior Software Engineer (79) , Internship (67) , Quality Assurance (60) , 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 411 reviews)); "good salary and you have the chance to work with the seniors" ((in 331 reviews)); "The company has a lot of good colleagues and have a chance to execute various projects" ((in 212 reviews)); "basic pay is good" ((in 203 reviews)); "People there are nice and helpful" ((in 139 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 241 reviews)); "late working hours" ((in 184 reviews)); "high pressure with no time to spend with life" ((in 77 reviews)); "Not work life balance at all" ((in 53 reviews)); "Very bad managers and mentors that aren't willing to teach you." ((in 52 reviews))

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3.2

29% would recommend to a friend

(43 total reviews)

Rubo Liang

41% approve of CEO

33% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Career opportunities

2.5

Culture & values

2.1

Senior management

2.0

Diversity & inclusion

1.9

Work/Life balance

Data Science employees have rated ByteDance with 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 43 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Data Science professionals have a good working experience there. ByteDance is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Data Science professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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43 reviews

3.0

Sep 8, 2025

Chinese company through and through

Data scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Good for learning chinese - Talented colleagues - Good salary and benefits - Big company so easy to slack

Cons

- Top-down leadership resulting in many talented engineers working on stupid ideas dictated by leadership. - Mature products so nothing much to ideate on.

3.0

Aug 12, 2025

Interesting problem to solve but long hours

Data science

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting problem to solve Great colleagues

Cons

Long work hours Constantly changing directions

2.0

Jul 18, 2025

What they are saying it true

Data scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The name on your resume-but would only attract other salver tier employers not the good ones

Cons

Horrible culture. No WLB at all. Don't talk about your weekend plan with you manager because they don't think you need a weekend

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