Data Engineer, Emerging Product-USDS

About the role

TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC is dedicated to the safety and security of millions of Americans who create, discover, and connect with what they love on the apps we operate. The Joint Venture has been established in compliance with the Executive Order signed by President Trump on September 25, 2025. Our foundation is a comprehensive data privacy and cybersecurity program we operate under defined safeguards to protect national security and secure U.S. user data, apps and the algorithm. We safeguard the U.S. content ecosystem, holding decision-making authority for trust and safety policies and moderation. USDS Joint Venture helps ensure Americans can continue to express their creativity, discover new hobbies and interests, and build thriving communities and businesses on a global scale.

Responsibilities

• Define 0→1 Metrics: Partner closely with Product Managers, Engineers, and growth teams to establish core KPIs, product health metrics, and foundational tracking for early-stage products.
• Unlock User Insights: Analyze early user behavior, engagement funnels, and retention patterns to deliver actionable insights that directly influence product roadmaps and successful U.S. market entry.
• Experimentation & Iteration: Design, execute, and analyze A/B tests or quasi-experiments to validate new features, localization efforts, and growth strategies under rapid iteration cycles.
• Data Infrastructure Collaboration: Work with data engineering teams to design scalable data pipelines, telemetry requirements, and robust dashboards that ensure high data quality and observability.
• Cross-Functional Partnership: Communicate complex data findings clearly to global engineering teams and cross-functional stakeholders (e.g., operations, marketing, and compliance) to align strategic goals.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications: BS / MS in a quantitative field (e.g., Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Economics, Mathematics, or related field). 3+ years of data science or product analytics experience, delivering hands-on insights for consumer-facing production applications. Proficiency in SQL and at least one programming language used for data analysis (e.g., Python or R). Solid understanding of statistical concepts, experimental design (A/B testing), and core product metrics (retention, conversion, engagement).
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience working in an incubator, startup, or "0 to 1" product environment. Strong business acumen with a proven track record of turning ambiguous, messy data into structured, actionable product recommendations. Familiarity with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Looker) and distributed data processing frameworks (e.g., Hive, Spark).

About USDS

TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC is dedicated to the safety and security of millions of Americans who create, discover, and connect with what they love on the apps we operate. The Joint Venture has been established in compliance with the Executive Order signed by President Trump on September 25, 2025. Our foundation is a comprehensive data privacy and cybersecurity program we operate under defined safeguards to protect national security and secure U.S. user data, apps and the algorithm. We safeguard the U.S. content ecosystem, holding decision-making authority for trust and safety policies and moderation. USDS Joint Venture helps ensure Americans can continue to express their creativity, discover new hobbies and interests, and build thriving communities and businesses on a global scale.

Why Join Us

Inspiring creativity is at the core of TikTok's mission. Our innovative product is built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we work towards every day. We strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We're resilient and embrace challenges as they come. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.

Diversity & Inclusion

We are passionate about this and hope you are too. We believe that diversity and inclusion are essential to our mission and values. We are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach.

USDS Reasonable Accommodation

USDS is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://tinyurl.com/USDS-RA.

Job Information

[For Pay Transparency] Compensation Description (Annually) The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $136800 - $359720 annually. Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units. Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure). The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.

Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment: 1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues; 2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and 3. Exercising sound judgment.