Overview
TrueUp
Trajectory Score
96
/100
Trajectory Rank
Business
Consumer applications (incl. TikTok, Douyin)
Founded
14 years ago
March 2012
Valuation
$550 billion
TrueUp
Rank
#20
Company type
Private - Venture-Backed
ByteDance is a Consumer applications (incl. TikTok, Douyin) company with 1,179 job openings. It is currently valued at $550 billion as a private company. The company was founded in 2012.
Company grid
Employee happiness →
Growth →
🚀
🐢
😊
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Jobs
Open jobs
1,179
TrueUp
Rank
#22
Top Job Categories
Jobs
1.
Engineering (Software)
436
(37%)
2.
Artificial Intelligence
209
(18%)
3.
Research
130
(11%)
4.
Marketing & Growth
107
(9%)
5.
Business Operations & Program Management
96
(8%)
Top Job Locations
Jobs
1.
🇺🇸 United States
447
(38%)
2.
🇸🇬 Singapore
431
(37%)
3.
🇺🇸 San Francisco Bay Area
312
(26%)
4.
🇺🇸 Seattle
106
(9%)
5.
🇵🇭 Manila, Philippines
64
(5%)
Top Tech/Tools Mentioned
Jobs
1.
Python
474
(40%)
2.
C++
377
(32%)
3.
LLM
274
(23%)
4.
Java
206
(17%)
5.
Linux
162
(14%)
Financials
Valuation
$550billion
Tech Unicorn
Last round - Nov 2025
Latest secondary valuation
$625.0billion
14% from last round
Estimate as of Jun 30, 2026
Data source: Caplight
Most recent funding
8 months ago ($300 million)
Total funding
$9.8 billion
Actual value 'created' (valuation - total funding)
+$540 billion
Lead Investor - Series A
SIG China (SIG Asia Investments)
Culture
Employee sentiment
Would recommend company
50%
4,000+ reviews
Sources: TrueUp, Glassdoor, Blind
Worse than 78% of tech co's
Approve of CEO
Rubo Liang
58%
Sources: TrueUp, Glassdoor, Blind
Company culture links
People
ByteDance Org Chart
Rankings and awards
2026
TrueUp Power 50
2026
TIME100 Most Influential Companies
AI
2026
Setter 30 #12
2026
Coatue Fantastic 40
2025
TIME World's Best Companies #534
2025
Layoffs
Oct 2024 · 2 years ago
500 impacted
Mar 2024 · 2 years ago
1,000 impacted
+9 more layoff events
Policies
Open jobs that are remote
N/A
H1B sponsorships (2025)
933
TrueUp
Rank
#21
