Is TikTok a good company to work for?

TikTok has an overall rating of 3.2 out of 5, based on over 8,032 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 43% of employees would recommend working at TikTok to a friend and 41% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about TikTok have been left by employees working as Intern , Content Creator and Software Engineer(Internship) .

Does TikTok pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, TikTok employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at TikTok. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at TikTok?

43% of TikTok employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated TikTok 2.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.7 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at TikTok?

Content Moderator (422) , Software Engineer (389) , Quality Analyst (216) , Product Manager (167) , Client Solutions Manager (164) , Account Manager (147) , Intern (122) , Brand Partnerships Manager (96) , Program Manager (95) , Data Scientist (84) , Manager (75) , Senior Software Engineer (75) , Project Manager (74) , Machine Learning Engineer (66) , Quality Assurance (57)

What are the pros of working at TikTok according to real employee reviews?

"Good benefits; especially healthcare as you can have your partners (married or not & lgbtq friendly) included in your insurance." ((in 620 reviews)); "The people are great and at the top of their game" ((in 337 reviews)); "Pay is good but if you divide by the overwhelming hours per day it is not worth it." ((in 311 reviews)); "Salary is good and very comfortable" ((in 291 reviews)); "Nice colleagues and the vibe" ((in 254 reviews))

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

"No work life balance and the boss in China prefers to give guys in Singapore low performance review" ((in 401 reviews)); "Extended working hours" ((in 136 reviews)); "some orgs will expect you to work long hours and not mention it in interviews (working as late as 10PM or later)" ((in 124 reviews)); "Bad plus managers here in the organisation" ((in 124 reviews)); "No transparency in the project and leadership 4. Most of the project is managed by CN team." ((in 68 reviews))

What are employees saying about TikTok layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about TikTok layoffs and their outlook for job security at TikTok in 2026.

What are the top reviewed TikTok locations?

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TikTok reviews

3.2

43% would recommend to a friend

(6,286 total reviews)

Shou Zi Chew

61% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

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TikTok has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 6,286 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The TikTok employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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6K reviews

1.0

May 2, 2022

Worst Culture Ever Experienced. It's a communist company.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It's a high profile company for your resume.

Cons

Management is under-qualified. They're learning as they go. People are insecure because management tends to be low on experience compared to people hired under them. There is a diversity problem Culture is competitive instead of supportive. People are disposable. Work them hard, then get someone else. They have a communist 'yes man' mentality. People succeed if they are willing to throw ethics away. Super shady business practices.

3.0

Jan 25, 2022

Chaotic but good benefits

Specialist, monetization integrity

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Lots of company swag sent out nearly monthly -Comp&Benefits better than what I had at App*e, objectively. -Culture is candid and there aren't as many politics governing the employee experience

Cons

-Company is still in "start up" phase and can be very chaotic/unorganized -Policies change very often, so it constantly feels like you're just starting the job as its hard to get your footing. -Unclear paths to success -Unclear expectations for individual contributors -Lack of support and/or lack of knowledge from ERBPs/HR when dealing with operational issues, i.e. issues with pay checks or questions about benefits -Lack of pay transparency -Work-Life balance is minimal, and company frequently "takes away" paid company holidays by requiring teams to work last minute

2.0

Nov 29, 2021

Great Pay / Terrible company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay, fun product, people are nice

Cons

Leadership has ZERO vision. Lack of leadership vision and clarity has every division working on differing priorities. Structure of the organization is a total mess on top of that. which causes more confusion and lack of true decision makers. From an HR standpoint they are SO cheap with benefits -- so different than any tech company. dont expect to be able to expense ANYTHING. dont expect a lot of days off (we dont even get off black friday).

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Jobs at TikTok

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Research Scientist Intern – TikTok Search / Generative AI (LLM) - Global Frontier Tech Recruitment Program - 2027 Start (PhD)

Research Scientist Graduate - (Trust and Safety - CV/NLP/Multimodal LLM, San Jose) - 2026 Start (BS/MS)

Research Scientist Intern – TikTok Recommendation(NextGen LLM) - Global Frontier Tech Recruitment Program - 2027 Start (PhD)

Research Scientist - LLM Applications on Search/Ads/Recommendation - Global Frontier Tech Recruitment Program - 2027 Start (PhD)

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