Is ByteDance a good company to work for as a Technology Backend Engineer?

Technology Backend Engineer professionals working at ByteDance have rated their employer with 3.5 out of 5 stars in 43 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of ByteDance employees being 3.4 out of 5 stars. Search open Technology Backend Engineer Jobs at ByteDance now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Technology Backend Engineer interview questions at ByteDance .

Does ByteDance pay Technology Backend Engineer employees well?

Technology Backend Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at ByteDance with 4.6 out of 5 stars based on 43 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 14% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Technology Backend Engineer salaries at ByteDance.

How happy are Technology Backend Engineer professionals working at ByteDance?

79% of Technology Backend Engineer employees at ByteDance would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 25% in the past 12 months. Technology Backend Engineer professionals have also rated ByteDance with a 1.9 rating for work-life-balance, 3.5 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.2 rating for culture and values and 4.3 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at ByteDance?

Content Moderator (414) , Software Engineer (403) , Product Manager (148) , Intern (116) , Quality Analyst (80) , Senior Software Engineer (79) , Internship (67) , Quality Assurance (60) , 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 421 reviews)); "good salary and you have the chance to work with the seniors" ((in 316 reviews)); "The company has a lot of good colleagues and have a chance to execute various projects" ((in 225 reviews)); "basic pay is good" ((in 202 reviews)); "People there are nice and helpful" ((in 143 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 243 reviews)); "late working hours" ((in 184 reviews)); "high pressure with no time to spend with life" ((in 75 reviews)); "Very bad managers and mentors that aren't willing to teach you." ((in 54 reviews)); "Not work life balance at all" ((in 51 reviews))

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ByteDance Technology Backend Engineer reviews

3.5

79% would recommend to a friend

(43 total reviews)

Rubo Liang

93% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.6

Compensation and benefits

4.3

Career opportunities

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Culture & values

3.1

Senior management

1.9

Work/Life balance

Technology Backend Engineer employees have rated ByteDance with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 43 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Technology Backend Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. ByteDance is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Technology Backend Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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43 reviews

5.0

Jun 13, 2023

Good Culture

Backend software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good, open and forthcoming culture. Good pace and opportunities to make an impact.

Cons

Product iteration can be favoured over engineering quality at times.

4.0

May 15, 2023

Good but pressure

Backend engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People, there are energetic and open-minded.But work has so many pressure

Cons

But work has so many pressure

3.0

Mar 30, 2023

Meeting Beijing in their nights

Backend engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Compensation OK - The teams you work with are very very efficient on doing things, although they may have to break things and fix them again.

Cons

- Design meeting at 9 pm Beijing time and asking Singapore coworkers to join?

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