Is ByteDance a good company to work for as a Technology Backend Engineer?

Technology Backend Engineer professionals working at ByteDance have rated their employer with 3.5 out of 5 stars in 43 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of ByteDance employees being 3.4 out of 5 stars. Search open Technology Backend Engineer Jobs at ByteDance now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Technology Backend Engineer interview questions at ByteDance .

Does ByteDance pay Technology Backend Engineer employees well?

Technology Backend Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at ByteDance with 4.6 out of 5 stars based on 43 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 14% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Technology Backend Engineer salaries at ByteDance.

How happy are Technology Backend Engineer professionals working at ByteDance?

77% of Technology Backend Engineer employees at ByteDance would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 23% in the past 12 months. Technology Backend Engineer professionals have also rated ByteDance with a 1.9 rating for work-life-balance, 3.4 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.2 rating for culture and values and 4.3 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at ByteDance?

Content Moderator (414) , Software Engineer (401) , 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 390 reviews)); "Good salary and manager allows you to be independent in your work" ((in 340 reviews)); "The company has a lot of good colleagues and have a chance to execute various projects" ((in 202 reviews)); "basic pay is good" ((in 201 reviews)); "People there are nice and helpful" ((in 141 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 242 reviews)); "late working hours" ((in 188 reviews)); "some teams have high pressure" ((in 74 reviews)); "Not work life balance at all" ((in 52 reviews)); "Very bad managers and mentors that aren't willing to teach you." ((in 52 reviews))

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ByteDance Technology Backend Engineer reviews

3.5

77% would recommend to a friend

(43 total reviews)

Rubo Liang

93% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.6

Compensation and benefits

4.3

Career opportunities

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Culture & values

3.2

Senior management

1.9

Work/Life balance

Technology Backend Engineer employees have rated ByteDance with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 43 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Technology Backend Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. ByteDance is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Technology Backend Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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43 reviews

3.0

Oct 15, 2025

Highly paid but toxic

Backend developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Highly paid. Flexible working time.

Cons

Too many meetings. Push push push.

3.0

Sep 27, 2025

fast paced and lots to learn as a junior

Backend engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good exposure to software at large scale decent benefits

Cons

full wfo too much chinese required over fixation on performance indicators that may not make sense team dependent, but generally poor work life balance

3.0

Jun 29, 2025

Want to leave

Backend developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. a good start for graduate 2. not so bad salary in shanghai

Cons

1. disgusting culture 2. 10106, no life, just work

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