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Great colleagues, but upper management is disengaged

Site Reliability Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at ByteDance for less than 1 year
August 10, 2026
San Jose, CA
2.0
Doesn't RecommendNeutral Outlook
Pros

Great people, great internal tooling, and a great place to learn.

Cons

Nearly no one in upper management cares about you in the slightest, from both the US and Chinese sides.

Advice to Management

Stop cutting teams just to rehire every position right after.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
2.0
Culture and Values
1.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
4.0
Career Opportunities
3.0
Compensation and Benefits
5.0
Senior Management
1.0

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