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 (414) , Software Engineer (398) , 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 salary and you have the chance to work with the seniors" ((in 333 reviews)); "The company has a lot of good colleagues and have a chance to execute various projects" ((in 222 reviews)); "basic pay is good" ((in 208 reviews)); "People there are nice and helpful" ((in 142 reviews)); "good working environment; working time is flexible" ((in 117 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 243 reviews)); "late working hours" ((in 188 reviews)); "some teams have high pressure" ((in 66 reviews)); "Long hours and lots of work" ((in 61 reviews)); "Managers have tons of power and quick visa sponsorship." ((in 50 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.

What are the top reviewed ByteDance locations?

San Jose , Seattle , Los Angeles , Mountain View , New York , Bellevue , Austin , San Francisco , Chicago , Ashburn , Nashville , Palo Alto , China , California City , Culver City , Sunnyvale , Boston , Scottsdale , China Grove , China , San Diego , California , Ann Arbor , South China , Canada , Houston , Texas City , Peru , Calabasas , Chino Hills

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3.4

51% would recommend to a friend

(776 total reviews)

Rubo Liang

59% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

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5.0

Aug 17, 2023

Best company I've ever worked for

Strategy & operation lead

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

- Your opinion really matter - Very reliable and advance internal system - Great technologies - Very big cash bonus

Cons

Long work hours (but compensated)

1.0

Aug 16, 2023

Never again

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Good pay with benefits and opportunities

Cons

Very bad work-life balance and heavy work

5.0

Aug 14, 2023

Great pay and a lot to grow. Lark team

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Good pay 2. Tech stack is quite new and advanced. 3. Team culture is great

Cons

Not a lot for me, but occasionally people need to travel back outside of US to cooperate with other team, which might not be friendly enough for people with young kids. Also knowing some mandarine is very necessary for engineering teams. Work life balance is ok, but sometimes there could be meetings, mostly before 9pm.

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