ByteDance Sr. Software Engineer reviews

3.3

55% would recommend to a friend

(78 total reviews)
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Rubo Liang

80% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Sr. Software Engineer employees have rated ByteDance with 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 78 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Sr. Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. ByteDance is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Sr. Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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78 reviews
3.0
Jun 19, 2025
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Pros

1. Very pragmatic. Not a lot of office politics. 2. Lots of stuff to do and learn. 3. Hardworking colleagues in general. 4. Good food. 5. Competitive pay.

Cons

1. Not easy for non-Mandarin speakers/readers. 2. Worse-than-average tech stack. 3. Huge workload. Terrible WLB. 4. Quality bar is relatively low.

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