TikTok
Data Scientist - TikTok Integrity and Safety (San Jose)
San Jose, California · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Experience
- 1+ years of data science experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree or above in statistics, data science, economics, mathematics, or a related field.
About the job
Uses data science to measure and improve TikTok’s content, account, privacy, and platform safety systems.
What you'll do
- Build safety and risk metrics, monitoring, and anomaly detection systems to identify incidents and support alerts and policy adjustments.
- Evaluate security policies using statistical methods, experiments, and causal analysis; provide evidence for decisions and improve experiment design.
- Develop quantitative analyses and reusable tools, working with partner teams to turn insights into platform safety improvements.
What they ask for
- 1+ years of data science experience.
- Bachelor's degree or above in statistics, data science, economics, mathematics, or a related field.
- Proficient in SQL; skilled with Python/R and data visualization.
- Familiar with machine learning principles, causal inference, and A/B testing; proficient in English as a working language.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with Internet/content platform safety business.
- Experience in content security, integrity, or risk management.
Tools
SQL, Python, R
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