ByteDance
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How ByteDance hires
Truth index
A 90/100
Median time to fill
429 days
Ghost roles
8%
Stale roles
0%
Reposted roles
1%
ByteDance scores A on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 2837 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 8% look like ghost listings, 0% have gone stale and 1% are the same role posted again. Its roles close in a median of 429 days. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed
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- United States · H-1B filings in 12 months: 747 · green card filings: 451
Overview
ByteDance is a Chinese internet technology company founded in Beijing in 2012 that operates some of the world's largest content and commerce platforms. Its portfolio includes the short-video apps TikTok and Douyin, the news aggregator Toutiao, the video editor CapCut, the workplace suite Lark and the Doubao family of AI assistants and models. Recommendation systems trained on user behaviour sit at the centre of every product, and the company has grown into one of the highest-revenue private technology businesses in the world.
News
ByteDance's 10 Trillion Parameter AI Model Faces One Big Problem
ByteDance is training a 10 trillion parameter AI model to rival Anthropic's Mythos. But US chip export controls and raw scale alone may not close the gap in 2026.
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ByteDance's 10 Trillion Parameter AI Model Faces One Big Problem
ByteDance is training a 10 trillion parameter AI model to rival Anthropic's Mythos. But US chip export controls and raw scale alone may not close the gap in 2026.
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Seed-2.0-Code - API Pricing & Providers
Seed 2.0 Code is a model from ByteDance Seed optimized for agentic coding. $0.50 per million input tokens, $3 per million output tokens. 262,144 token context window, maximum output of 131,072 tokens.
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Seed-2.0-Code - API Pricing & Providers
Seed 2.0 Code is a model from ByteDance Seed optimized for agentic coding. $0.50 per million input tokens, $3 per million output tokens. 262,144 token context window, maximum output of 131,072 tokens.
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ByteDance Joins the Open Invention Network 2.0 Community
DURHAM, N.C., Aug. 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Open Invention Network (OIN), the organization formed to safeguard open source and the largest a...
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ByteDance Joins the Open Invention Network 2.0 Community
DURHAM, N.C., Aug. 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Open Invention Network (OIN), the organization formed to safeguard open source and the largest a...
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ByteDance Joins the Open Invention Network 2.0 Community
DURHAM, N.C., Aug. 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Open Invention Network (OIN), the organization formed to safeguard open source and the largest active patent cross-license in history, announced today that ByteDance Ltd. (ByteDance) has joined in support of
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at ByteDance over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
411
Postings analysed
1,375
Stack modernity
75/100AI adopter
Languages
Python43%
C++40%
Java21%
Go11%
Frameworks & libraries
PyTorch11%
TensorFlow7%
PyTorch C++5%
CUDA5%
Databases
Redis6%
MySQL3%
ClickHouse2%
RocksDB2%
Cloud & platforms
Linux9%
Kubernetes9%
CUDA Toolkit5%
vLLM5%
AI & ML
LLM23%
VLM3%
Claude2%
PEFT2%
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Full ByteDance tech stack
411 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks
Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$317k
Typical range
$144k – $480k
Open positions
14
14
Jobs
Junior
21.4%
Middle
35.7%
Senior
35.7%
Staff
7.1%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | 3 | $228k | $209k – $388k |
| Middle | 5 | $317k | $144k – $388k |
| Senior | 5 | $368k | $209k – $388k |
| Staff | 1 | $480k | $480k |
Highest paying role
Lead Frontend Software Engineer (Multiple Positions)
$480k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at ByteDance
By role, level and city, against the market · 14 jobs with pay
Products
Doubao
Doubao is ByteDance's family of large language models and the consumer assistant built on them. It powers chat, image generation and productivity features across the company's Chinese apps and cloud platform.
bytedance.com
Toutiao
Toutiao is a personalised news and content aggregator and ByteDance's original product. Its recommendation engine established the algorithmic feed approach used across the company's later apps.
toutiao.com
CapCut
CapCut is a free video editing application for mobile and desktop with templates, auto-captioning and AI effects. It is widely used by creators producing content for short-video platforms.
capcut.com
Douyin
Douyin is the Chinese counterpart of TikTok and the company's flagship domestic product. It combines short video with live streaming, local services and a large e-commerce operation.
douyin.com
TikTok
TikTok is ByteDance's international short-video platform with more than a billion monthly users. Its recommendation feed, creator tools and integrated shopping features made it one of the most downloaded apps in the world.
tiktok.com
People
Liang Rubo
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Liang Rubo co-founded ByteDance and became chief executive in 2021. He previously led the company's human resources and engineering efficiency organisations.
Zhang Yiming
Co-Founder
Zhang Yiming founded ByteDance in 2012 and built it around algorithmic content recommendation. He stepped down as chief executive in 2021 and remains a controlling shareholder.
Shou Zi Chew
Chief Executive Officer, TikTok
Shou Zi Chew leads TikTok and previously served as ByteDance's chief financial officer. He was formerly chief financial officer of Xiaomi and an investor at DST Global.
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Growth
Hiring Momentum
62/100
Growing
Open positions
2838
43 opened / 302 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
453 days
faster than 5% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
+100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
AI/ML
27% ▼
Backend
16% ▼
DevOps
8% ▼
Early Careers
6% ▼
Industrial Engineering
5%
Operations
4% ▲
Actively hiring for AI/ML (+27 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
New location: Washington
Oct 2026
Added OpenLayers to stack
Oct 2026
Added Deck.gl to stack
Oct 2026
Added Siemens Veloce to stack
Oct 2026
Added Kotlin Coroutines to stack
Oct 2026
Added Jetpack Compose to stack
Oct 2026
Added OkHttp to stack
Oct 2026
Added Sass to stack
Oct 2026
Added Bootstrap to stack
Oct 2026
Added Spring Cloud to stack
Oct 2026
Added Apache Iceberg to stack
Oct 2026
Added Apache Hudi to stack
Oct 2026
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
41
Hiring now
41
Countries
21
Busiest office
Beijing
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Beijing
China
HQ
743 open roles 99 posted in 90 days 90% engineering 200-500 est. staff
hires for AI/ML, Backend, DevOps
Singapore
Singapore
Plant / site
415 open roles 161 posted in 90 days 57% engineering 200-500 est. staff
hires for Backend, AI/ML, DevOps
San Jose
United States
Engineering / R&D
412 open roles 199 posted in 90 days 78% engineering 200-500 est. staff $348k Avg Salary
hires for AI/ML, Backend, DevOps
Shanghai
China
Engineering / R&D
401 open roles 27 posted in 90 days 91% engineering 200-500 est. staff
hires for AI/ML, Backend, Frontend
Shenzhen
China
Engineering / R&D
243 open roles 20 posted in 90 days 89% engineering 50-200 est. staff
hires for AI/ML, Backend, Frontend
Hangzhou
China
Engineering / R&D
226 open roles 14 posted in 90 days 94% engineering 50-200 est. staff
hires for AI/ML, Backend, Frontend
Seattle
United States
Engineering / R&D
154 open roles 80 posted in 90 days 84% engineering 50-200 est. staff $335k Avg Salary
hires for AI/ML, Backend, DevOps
Taguig
Philippines
Regional office
65 open roles 33 posted in 90 days 3% engineering 50-200 est. staff
hires for Early Careers, Marketing, Sales
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
Sales office
39 open roles 19 posted in 90 days 31% engineering 10-50 est. staff
hires for Solutions, AI/ML, Product
Tokyo
Japan
Sales office
36 open roles 12 posted in 90 days 6% engineering 10-50 est. staff
hires for Sales, Solutions, Marketing
Chengdu
China
Engineering / R&D
34 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 88% engineering 10-50 est. staff
hires for Backend, Frontend, AI/ML
London
United Kingdom
Regional office
30 open roles 12 posted in 90 days 17% engineering 10-50 est. staff
hires for Sales, Solutions, HR
Jakarta
Indonesia
Regional office
26 open roles 11 posted in 90 days 15% engineering 10-50 est. staff
hires for Finance, HR, Sales
Guangzhou
China
Engineering / R&D
26 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 96% engineering 10-50 est. staff
hires for Backend, AI/ML, Mobile
New York
United States
Plant / site
21 open roles 13 posted in 90 days 48% engineering 10-50 est. staff $263k Avg Salary
hires for DevOps, Sales, Backend
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Sales office
20 open roles 9 posted in 90 days 5% engineering 10-50 est. staff
hires for Solutions, Sales, Early Careers
São Paulo
Brazil
Regional office
19 open roles 6 posted in 90 days 11% engineering 10-50 est. staff
hires for Management, Operations, Finance
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Corporate office
19 open roles 4 posted in 90 days 11% engineering 10-50 est. staff
hires for HR, Finance, Operations
Bangkok
Thailand
Plant / site
15 open roles 4 posted in 90 days 20% engineering 10-50 est. staff
hires for Sales, Solutions, Analytics
Los Angeles
United States
Corporate office
9 open roles 5 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff $144k Avg Salary
hires for Finance, HR, Legal
Mexico City
Mexico
Regional office
9 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Solutions, Marketing, Sales
Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam
Sales office
9 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff
hires for Sales, Solutions, HR
Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
Sales office
8 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 38% engineering 10-50 est. staff
hires for Security, Solutions, DevOps
Kulai
Malaysia
Support & operations
8 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 38% engineering 1-10 est. staff
hires for Operations, DevOps, Leadership
Gurgaon
India
Regional office
7 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 29% engineering 1-10 est. staff
hires for Analytics, Education, Sales
San Diego
United States
Engineering / R&D
7 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 71% engineering 1-10 est. staff
hires for AI/ML, Industrial Engineering
Seoul
South Korea
Sales office
6 open roles 5 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff
hires for Sales, Finance, Management
Pasig
Philippines
Regional office
6 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 33% engineering 1-10 est. staff
hires for Analytics, Operations, Management
Ashburn
United States
Regional office
6 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 33% engineering 1-10 est. staff
hires for DevOps, Operations, Leadership
Xi'an
China
Regional office
6 open roles 67% engineering 1-10 est. staff
hires for Industrial Engineering, AI/ML, Backend
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Regional office
4 open roles 1-10 est. staff
hires for Management, Sales, Operations
Chon Buri
Thailand
Plant / site
4 open roles 50% engineering 1-10 est. staff
hires for DevOps, Leadership, Operations
Madrid
Spain
Regional office
3 open roles 1-10 est. staff
hires for Sales, Operations, Solutions
Hanoi
Vietnam
Sales office
3 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff
hires for Sales, Marketing
Zhuhai
China
Engineering / R&D
3 open roles 100% engineering 1-10 est. staff
hires for AI/ML, Backend, Frontend
Nanjing
China
Engineering / R&D
3 open roles 100% engineering 1-10 est. staff
hires for Data Science, Backend, QA
Dublin
Ireland
2 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 50% engineering 1-10 est. staff
hires for DevOps, Leadership
Munich
Germany
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff
hires for Solutions
Wuhan
China
1 open roles 1-10 est. staff
hires for Solutions
Washington
United States
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff
hires for Legal
Boston
United States
1 open roles 1-10 est. staff
hires for Early Careers
Earlier presence
Qingdao, China
Jobs
≈ $70k – $168k per year (Estimated) • In office • 5+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Riyadh
Computer Vision
NLP
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In office • Full-Time • Shanghai
RTOS
Linux
Chips/EDA
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≈ $42k – $123k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time • Beijing
Perl
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≈ $42k – $117k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time • 5+ years exp • Beijing
RTOS
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Financials
Total raised
$8B
Latest round
Private Equity
Funding rounds
2
Investors
5
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | Valuation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Private Equity | 2020 | $5B | $180B |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2018 | $3B | $75B |
Key Investors
Sequoia China
Sequoia China, now operating as HongShan, was an early and repeated backer of ByteDance. It remains one of the company's most significant venture shareholders.
hongshan.com
General Atlantic
General Atlantic has been a ByteDance shareholder since its growth financings. The firm specialises in late-stage global technology investments.
generalatlantic.com
KKR
KKR joined ByteDance's pre-IPO financing rounds. The global investment firm holds positions across technology and media.
kkr.com
SoftBank
SoftBank participated in ByteDance's 2018 financing at a seventy-five billion dollar valuation. The Japanese group invests in late-stage internet platforms worldwide.
softbank.jp
SIG Asia Investments
SIG Asia was among ByteDance's earliest institutional investors, backing the company in 2012. The trading firm's venture arm holds a long-standing stake.
sig.com