Data Scientist Intern (VOD Data) - 2027 Summer
About TikTok
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.
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.
Responsibilities
- Develop the experience metric system and the corresponding monitoring capability across different stages of creation
- Conduct experimentation, define launch standards and provide suggestions on experiment iterations
- Quantify the impact of creation tool performance on user behavior, such as publish rate, retention, and engagement
- Use data mining for understanding user needs and build models that enable personalized publishing experience
- Work with various partners on landing solutions that meet the needs for evolving products
- Build systemic problem solving capability and research on cutting-edge methodologies
Minimum Qualifications
- Currently pursuing an Undergraduate/Master in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related technical discipline
- Experience in data science roles, preferably working on mobile application performance analysis and user experience optimization
- Experience working with creation-oriented user behavior
- Proficient in SQL and Python; experience with big data tools such as Hive or Spark
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience within the entertainment industry, streaming, social applications
- Experience working in a fast-paced environment with rapid product iterations
- Experience in A/B testing, metric design, and causal inference
Pay
The hourly rate range for this position in the selected city is $45–$45.
Benefits
- Day one access to health insurance, life insurance, wellbeing benefits and more
- 10 paid holidays per year
- Paid sick time (56 hours if hired in first half of year, 40 if hired in second half of year)
- Housing allowance for interns who are not working 100% remote (eligibility may apply)