Is TikTok a good company to work for?

TikTok has an overall rating of 3.2 out of 5, based on over 8,044 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 43% of employees would recommend working at TikTok to a friend and 41% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about TikTok have been left by employees working as Intern , Content Creator and Software Engineer(Internship) .

Does TikTok pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, TikTok employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at TikTok. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at TikTok?

43% of TikTok employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated TikTok 2.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.7 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at TikTok?

Content Moderator (422) , Software Engineer (390) , Quality Analyst (216) , Product Manager (167) , Client Solutions Manager (164) , Account Manager (147) , Intern (122) , Brand Partnerships Manager (96) , Program Manager (96) , Data Scientist (84) , Manager (75) , Senior Software Engineer (75) , Project Manager (74) , Machine Learning Engineer (66) , Quality Assurance (57)

What are the pros of working at TikTok according to real employee reviews?

"Good benefits and packages Flexi Insurance coverage is good" ((in 647 reviews)); "The people are great and at the top of their game" ((in 351 reviews)); "Pay is good but if you divide by the overwhelming hours per day it is not worth it." ((in 322 reviews)); "Salary is good and very comfortable" ((in 286 reviews)); "Colleagues are nice and working from home" ((in 228 reviews))

What are the cons of working at TikTok according to real employee reviews?

"No work life balance and the boss in China prefers to give guys in Singapore low performance review" ((in 401 reviews)); "Extended working hours" ((in 141 reviews)); "Bad plus managers here in the organisation" ((in 126 reviews)); "some orgs will expect you to work long hours and not mention it in interviews (working as late as 10PM or later)" ((in 123 reviews)); "No career progression nor stability lots and lots of shift (from Global Business Solutions" ((in 68 reviews))

What are employees saying about TikTok layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about TikTok layoffs and their outlook for job security at TikTok in 2026.

What are the top reviewed TikTok locations?

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TikTok reviews

3.2

43% would recommend to a friend

(6,296 total reviews)

Shou Zi Chew

61% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

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TikTok has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 6,296 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The TikTok employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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6K reviews

1.0

Apr 7, 2022

Heartless at times, overall horrible.

Product operations manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Being able to work with smart people. Things move fast and you can learn a lot of things.

Cons

1. Super unfair pay practices that favors new employees. Employees who have been with the company for over 2 years have not salary adjustments to reflect the current market. 2. Lack of transparency in pay ranges. People with same role and same job titles may have WILDLY (2 or 3 times difference) different salaries. 3. HR refers to certain “policies” that are not published or shared with employees. 4. Have a significant amount of entitled employees who don’t respect others. Overall amyou don’t want to be here more than a year.

2.0

Aug 26, 2021

Hell for ICs, heaven for PMs/UI/UX, etc.

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Brand...? cool among young naive people and sounds like a rocket ship 2. Tons of freedom for interaction designers, visual effect designers, etc.

Cons

1. heavy communication (doc included) depends on Mandarin, no-no for non-native speakers 2. awful wlb, literally meetings at 7AM and 10PM with HQ in China, who don't really speak English at all (LOL) 3. poor code quality (as bad as Microsoft or any ICC's outsourcing shxt)

3.0

May 15, 2021

Not a typical SiliconValley-style company you would expect

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

* Recognized brand with Gen-Z. * Ambitious company.

Cons

* Compensation: No annual merit increase or equity refresh. * Language: for engineering positions, only join this company if you can speak fluent Chinese. * HQ in China: Expect late night meetings. * Decision making: Most important decisions are made in HQ and high-level Chinese management. File-and-rank employees do execution only.

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Jobs at TikTok

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(General Hire) Software Engineer Intern (TikTok Eng-Short Video) - 2026 Summer (BS/MS)

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Heartless at times, overall horrible.

Hell for ICs, heaven for PMs/UI/UX, etc.

Not a typical SiliconValley-style company you would expect

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