ByteDance reviews

3.4

50% would recommend to a friend

(4,251 total reviews)
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59% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

ByteDance has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 4,251 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 Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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4K reviews
4.0
Sep 14, 2025

Trading yourself for good pay

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

decent pay compared to salaries in Chinese metropolis

Cons

Overwhelming workload micromanagement if you got a crazy +1

3.0
Sep 14, 2025

Top down direction, long meetings

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Decent perks - though still behind other tech

Cons

Diversity and inclusivity are not on the agenda at all. Generally ICs and even leads in sales teams are very junior and not very high calibre. XFNs end up having to bear the brunt. Expected to take top down direction and execute - not necessarily a bad thing (given poor sales calibre) Meetings are exceptionally long (3-5 hours are not surprising).

4.0
Sep 12, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Easy access to multiple departments internally (including the leaders) - Things generally move pretty fast - Plenty opportunity to learn about the industry in general

Cons

As things move pretty fast, sometimes would need to put more hours into the work (especially if the respective teams are based in a different time zone)

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