"fast paced" is code word for horrible work life balance
Pros
- incredibly smart, friendly people - amazing benefits and pay - fun, interesting projects - startup vibe not a lot of bureaucracy - teams are generally lean, not a lot of bloat - sense of ownership, and autonomy
Cons
- Horrible work life balance. you'll hear recruitment and management say that TikTok is "fast paced" constantly. This really means "work 10-12 hours per day on so many projects you can barely keep your head above water." - working long hours isn't just department based. Virtually everyone from marketing, product, design, swe work around the clock. It's very common for both China and US colleagues to message you through the night until 12am and expect immediate answers. - if you work on projects with China or have a manager in China you will be expected to attend late night meetings (often after 8pm) - People often work on their PTO and before taking time off it's common for co-workers to say "I'll be checking my lark messages." - all tools are internal bytedance tools which can take some getting used to