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 decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at ByteDance?

50% of ByteDance employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated ByteDance 2.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at ByteDance?

Content Moderator (411) , Software Engineer (394) , Product Manager (143) , Intern (115) , Quality Analyst (79) , Senior Software Engineer (75) , Internship (67) , Quality Assurance (59) , 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 407 reviews)); "good salary and you have the chance to work with the seniors" ((in 316 reviews)); "The company has a lot of good colleagues and have a chance to execute various projects" ((in 212 reviews)); "basic pay is good" ((in 189 reviews)); "People there are nice and helpful" ((in 130 reviews))

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

"No work life balance; expects to be on call even late at night; most of the documents are in mandarin" ((in 238 reviews)); "late working hours" ((in 183 reviews)); "high pressure with no time to spend with life" ((in 71 reviews)); "long hours and fast page" ((in 60 reviews)); "Very bad managers and mentors that aren't willing to teach you." ((in 54 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?

London , Edinburgh , Londonderry County Borough , Birmingham , Leeds

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3.4

50% would recommend to a friend

(4,237 total reviews)

Rubo Liang

59% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Career opportunities

3.1

Culture & values

2.8

Senior management

2.7

Work/Life balance

ByteDance has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 4,237 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ByteDance 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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Reviews by job title

4K reviews

5.0

Jun 14, 2026

Great company to start your career

Content moderator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great culture and environment. great benefits. work-life balance. frequent fun activity for employee. fun colleagues and team leader. great employee welfare

Cons

fast paced company with constant process changes, yet still good for learning. strict working time.

3.0

Jun 14, 2026

Great benefits but long hours and constant pressure

Talent recruiter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits with great working environments (food/gym etc.)

Cons

long working hours and the feeling that you cant have any rest cuz you had to constantly check Lark in case you missed any msg

3.0

Jun 13, 2026

Interesting work, decent pay. But limited advancement, worker ant mentality

Legal counsel

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very interesting, cutting edge work. Singapore legal colleagues are generally great, so it feels like working with friends. Pay is decent (although in recent times they are trying to compensate more with RSUs)

Cons

Very little room for advancement. High expectations on the volume of work each person should take on. However, this is very team dependent. A lot of teams generally have good WLB

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