Is ByteDance a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at ByteDance have rated their employer with 3.3 out of 5 stars in 375 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of ByteDance employees being 3.4 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at ByteDance now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at ByteDance .

Does ByteDance pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at ByteDance with 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 375 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at ByteDance.

What are the top reviewed jobs at ByteDance?

Content Moderator (411) , Software Engineer (396) , Product Manager (143) , Intern (116) , Quality Analyst (79) , Senior Software Engineer (77) , 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 401 reviews)); "good salary and you have the chance to work with the seniors" ((in 322 reviews)); "The company has a lot of good colleagues and have a chance to execute various projects" ((in 211 reviews)); "basic pay is good" ((in 201 reviews)); "People there are nice and helpful" ((in 129 reviews))

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

"TT no work life balance good if you don't want any relationships work like brainless human long work hour spent 8" ((in 234 reviews)); "late working hours" ((in 178 reviews)); "high pressure with no time to spend with life" ((in 72 reviews)); "Managers have tons of power and quick visa sponsorship." ((in 53 reviews)); "Not work life balance at all" ((in 50 reviews))

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ByteDance Software Developer reviews

3.3

39% would recommend to a friend

(375 total reviews)

Rubo Liang

42% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Career opportunities

2.7

Culture & values

2.6

Diversity & inclusion

2.5

Senior management

2.4

Work/Life balance

Software Developer employees have rated ByteDance with 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 375 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. ByteDance is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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375 reviews

1.0

Oct 14, 2025

Avoid at all costs

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Initial TC is pretty good if you don’t get lowballed

Cons

Language Barrier Chinese is the working language. If you don’t know it, be prepared to stare at auto translated captions during online meetings and pray that it understand the various accents. Good luck for in-person meetings. Don’t believe it if they say they’re transitioning to English, been hearing it for years with no progress. Lack of progression They’d rather bring people over from China than promote people here. Expect 0 guidance in this aspect. Then during performance reviews, they give everyone the same PC answers on why we don’t deserve promotions or increments.

3.0

Oct 6, 2025

Overall OK if you know what you need

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. food ok 2. people ok, though most of them speak chinese 3. management ok, there're both top-down and bottom-up opportunities

Cons

Work time is very bad, although the hour is not lengthy, there is an implicit need to work at night so there're proper alignments and sync-ups with the Chinese team

5.0

Sep 29, 2025

Good

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Base salary and overall package are very competitive compared to peers in the industry.

Cons

Fast pace and long working hours are common; overtime is almost expected in many teams

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