Data Science Intern (TikTok Integrity and Safety) - 2027 Summer

TikTok
San Jose
Workplace: OnsiteInternshipFunction: Data Science & Machine LearningEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Logical thinking","Problem analysis","Communication","Collaboration","Detail-oriented"]

Use data science to help safeguard content, users, and privacy by building and maintaining indicator systems and monitoring/attribution for platform safety risks. Apply statistical methods such as A/B testing, causal inference, and regression to evaluate security strategies, analyze experimental results, and perform data mining for optimization opportunities. Collaborate with product, operations, and algorithm teams, while supporting data cleaning, visualization dashboards, and data-driven decision-making under guidance.

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Data Science Intern (TikTok Integrity and Safety) - 2027 Summer

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Job Summary

Use data science to help safeguard content, users, and privacy by building and maintaining indicator systems and monitoring/attribution for platform safety risks. Apply statistical methods such as A/B testing, causal inference, and regression to evaluate security strategies, analyze experimental results, and perform data mining for optimization opportunities. Collaborate with product, operations, and algorithm teams, while supporting data cleaning, visualization dashboards, and data-driven decision-making under guidance.
Location: San Jose
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Internship
Job Function: Data Science & Machine Learning
Seniority: Intern level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Assist in designing and maintaining core indicator systems for platform content security and risks.
  • •Build monitoring and anomaly attribution systems to help identify and analyze security incidents.
  • •Apply statistical methods (including A/B testing, causal inference, and regression) to evaluate security strategies.
  • •Conduct quantitative analyses for business challenges using data mining to find optimization opportunities.
  • •Support data cleaning/preprocessing and generate data visualization reports and monitoring dashboards for risk understanding and strategy effectiveness.

Key Requirements

  • •Currently pursuing an Undergraduate or Master’s in Data Science (or a related discipline).
  • •Proficient in SQL and Python/R, with familiarity in statistical analysis methods.
  • •Capable of logical thinking, strong problem analysis and solving skills, and effective communication/collaboration.
  • •Interested in security risk analysis and data-driven decision-making.
  • •Able to commit to working for at least 12 weeks.
Experience:Internet
Education:Bachelor's in Data Science
Skills:Logical thinkingProblem analysisCommunicationCollaborationDetail-oriented
Tech Stack:SQLPythonRA/B testingCausal inferenceRegression analysisData miningData visualizationDashboards

Company Brief

TikTok
Short-form video platform that lets users create, share, and discover entertainment content through algorithmic recommendations. It also offers advertising and creator tools for brands, influencers, and businesses.
Industry: Digital Media
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Headquarters: Singapore, Singapore
Founded: 2016
WebsiteLinkedIn