Horrible company. Do not join. - Software Engineer ByteDance Employee Review

1.0
Apr 18, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Food. Salary. Benefits. Some clout.

Cons

Everything else. Inexperienced management. Hostile toxic Chinese work culture. No accountability. Bad code quality. Code velocity over substance. No career growth if you are not Chinese. There is more.

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