Comprehensive Review of a SWE in Singapore - Software Engineer ByteDance Employee Review

5.0
Dec 20, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Above average compensation, - Smart colleagues! It feels awesome to collaborate and be surrounded by some of the brightest software engineers around, - Great benefits (amazing pantry, free lunch everyday, lots of company swag all year round, etc.) - and contrary to what many reviews here say... Pretty good work life balance! However, do note that this is largely helped by the fact that we're based in Singapore and thus exist in the same timezone as Beijing, so international meetings don't happen at odd hours for us compared to offices in London and Bay Area, for instance.

Cons

- Less annual leaves than my previous company (but with the ability to carry forward unlimited leaves), - Slower career growth for non-China based employees (according to my co-workers) - and the occasional language barriers when dealing with international teams (which honestly isn't a huge deal breaker because everyone can speak English to some degree anyway)

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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
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Pros

The pay is competitive, and the overall compensation package is fairly good.

Cons

If you are not Chinese, career advancement can be significantly more difficult, especially when it comes to promotion opportunities and visibility with leadership. I previously worked in HR compliance at ByteDance. While large-scale layoffs may happen less frequently than at some other companies, the company may use many unusual or legally questionable approaches to pressure employees to resign or justify termination. Employees should be very careful, understand company policies, and keep written records of important conversations.

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