Frustrating experience - Software Engineer ByteDance Employee Review

2.0
Jan 15, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

- Great pay - Great benefits - Good wlb

Cons

- HUGE language barrier: most of the meetings/documents are in Chinese, even in Dubai. - Lack of growth opportunities: primarily because of the language barrier

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Cons

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3.0
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Pros

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Cons

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