Is TikTok a good company to work for?

TikTok has an overall rating of 3.2 out of 5, based on over 8,035 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 been stable over the past 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 (390) , 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

(6,288 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 6,288 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

Jul 14, 2023

Messy messy messy and US leadership has no decision making power whatsoever

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Pros

- Good comp which included signing bonus. - Work/life balance was good but my role did not collaborate with Beijing. - Will give it to them. I did see a lot of diversity at least at the Culver City office. - Might get banned by the US government.

Cons

- Recruiting and interview process took six months. - Way too many re-orgs. Literally like every 3 months. And all the re-orgs happened from the top down with no collaboration with middle management. - All decision making power out of Beijing. US leadership has no say into anything.

1.0

Dec 21, 2022

Worst Place I Have Ever Worked

Anonymous employee

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Pros

A few decent people, but most leave after a few months when they realize how disorganized the company is

Cons

Zero structure. The company is extremely disorganized, and unless you are leadership you have no voice or place in the company. There is also no room for career growth due to lack of mentorship or other opportunities. HR is useless and does not care about the employees at all - avoid this company at all costs you can work somewhere else for the same or better pay with way less stress or issues. This is the most toxic company I have ever worked at and want to warn anyone I can to run as far away as possible.

2.0

Oct 25, 2022

Beware! Culture and Expectations dramatically worsened

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Great place to meet smart individuals Opportunities to learn quickly, though all platforms and software is proprietary so can hurt you when looking elsewhere Roles are pretty independent in regards to day to day work, which I see as a pro

Cons

Executive team looks out for the company over people, and does not care about how to make the WLB and culture better. Compensation is well below amount of work, and lots of empty promises with Performance Reviews (the cycle is rigged) HR is unethical, constantly covering up for shady happenings and always on the defense of Bytedance

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Jobs at TikTok

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

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)

Research Scientist Intern– E-commerce Recommendation(LLM Applications) - Global Frontier Tech Recruitment Program - 2027 Start (PhD)

Global Sports Strategy and Operations Project Intern (TikTok-Operations-Sports Creators and Athletes) - 2026 Start (MBA)

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Messy messy messy and US leadership has no decision making power whatsoever

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