Data Engineer Graduate (Privacy Data Protection Office) - 2026 Start (BS/MS)
Responsibilities
About the team
PDPO (Privacy and Data Protection Office) leads and oversees TikTok's privacy initiatives, ensuring industry-leading standards and safeguarding user privacy across all products and platforms. Our team specializes in identifying privacy risks and providing technical solutions to ensure privacy compliance.
We are looking for talented individuals to join our team in 2026. As a graduate, you will get opportunities to pursue bold ideas, tackle complex challenges, and unlock limitless growth. Launch your career where inspiration is infinite at TikTok.
Successful candidates must be able to commit to an onboarding date by end of year 2026. Please state your availability and graduation date clearly in your resume.
Candidates can apply for a maximum of TWO positions and will be considered for jobs in the order you applied for. The application limit is applicable to TikTok and its affiliates' jobs globally.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. We encourage you to apply early.
Online Assessment
Candidates who pass resume evaluation will be invited to participate in TikTok's technical online assessment through CodeSignal.
About the role
We are looking for a Data Engineer to support the Risk and Governance organization within PDPO. This role will focus on enhancing the foundational data engineering infrastructure, building automated pipelines, and integrating data from APIs to drive privacy-related insights and monitoring.
Key responsibilities include:
- Build scalable monitoring systems with automated alerts for privacy compliance across TikTok's product features.
- Enhance and optimize current data infrastructure, improving data processing and pipeline performance.
- Design and build automated pipelines for data collection, transformation, and reporting.
- Develop data integrations via APIs to ensure seamless and reliable data ingestion.
- Collaborate with the team to explore the integration of AI and agent-based systems into data workflows.
- Conduct data investigations and analysis to detect privacy risks and support incident response.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (engineering, product, security, and legal) to deliver robust data solutions.
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Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Analytics, Mathematics or related technical fields.
- Solid programming skills in Python and SQL, with experience in schema design and ETL development.
- Experience with API integration and automated data pipeline design.
- Hands-on experience with big data technologies (e.g., Hive, Spark, Kafka, Flink), and familiarity with data visualization platforms (e.g., Tableau, dashboards).
- Strong problem-solving, communication and presentation skills, and self-driven work ethic.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Knowledge of privacy, data security, or compliance is a plus.
- Familiarity with TikTok's product features is a plus.
By submitting an application for this role, you accept and agree to our global applicant privacy policy, which may be accessed here: https://lifeattiktok.com/legal/privacy
Job Information
[For Pay Transparency] Compensation Description (annually)
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $118657 - $187200 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.
For 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.
Perks and Benefits
Health and Wellness
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- HSA
- Life Insurance
- Fitness Subsidies
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability
- On-Site Gym
- Mental Health Benefits
- Virtual Fitness Classes
Parental Benefits
- Fertility Benefits
- Adoption Assistance Program
- Family Support Resources
Work Flexibility
- Flexible Work Hours
- Hybrid Work Opportunities
Office Life and Perks
- Casual Dress
- Snacks
- Pet-friendly Office
- Happy Hours
- Some Meals Provided
- Company Outings
- On-Site Cafeteria
- Holiday Events
Vacation and Time Off
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Holidays
- Personal/Sick Days
- Leave of Absence
Financial and Retirement
- 401(K) With Company Matching
- Performance Bonus
- Company Equity
Professional Development
- Promote From Within
- Access to Online Courses
- Leadership Training Program
- Associate or Rotational Training Program
- Mentor Program
Diversity and Inclusion
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
- Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
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