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 salary and manager allows you to be independent in your work" ((in 318 reviews)); "The company has a lot of good colleagues and have a chance to execute various projects" ((in 213 reviews)); "basic pay is good" ((in 189 reviews)); "People there are nice and helpful" ((in 141 reviews)); "Teams are great." ((in 124 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 236 reviews)); "late working hours" ((in 183 reviews)); "High pressure to meet performance targets" ((in 76 reviews)); "long hours and fast page" ((in 60 reviews)); "Very bad managers and mentors that aren't willing to teach you." ((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

2.0

Jul 10, 2025

Bad work life balance and poor system

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good package and move very fast

Cons

Very top down, leaders in china care about speed but not quality often left large amount of tech debt. And engineers has no negiciate power against PM or business ops.

4.0

Jun 25, 2025

Great place to work

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free good Rapid pace Cool place

Cons

Non mandarin people may not feel comfortable

3.0

Jun 25, 2025

Toxic culture

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great employee benefits and compensation

Cons

Exhausting work and toxic management that baits you.

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