TikTok Software Engineer, Backend reviews

3.2

3% would recommend to a friend

(10 total reviews)
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Shou Zi Chew

100% approve of CEO

4% positive business outlook

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10 reviews
4.0
May 12, 2025

Competitive Company

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Appropriately rewarded if perform well. - Good benefits, insurance, lunch - Good environment to work in (team dependent)

Cons

- Might need to OT to catchup to China teams. - Recent comp change to bonus structures is quite bad for employees. - Low engineering standards. - Product teams have a much higher priority on business output than engineering quality.

3.0
Feb 25, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Good Pay - Intelligent People to work with - Opportunity to travel (business trips)

Cons

- Opportunity to grow into leadership only when you know mandrin

3.0
Jan 16, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Colleagues are talented Compensations are competitive Good free canteen for weekdays

Cons

Bad WLB, often needs to meet in the evening Bad documentation In the risk of being banned

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