Data Science Graduate (BRIC Risk Measurement) - 2026 Start (BS/MS)

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 to a maximum of two positions and will be considered for jobs in the order you apply. 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.

Candidates who pass resume screening will be invited to participate in TikTok's technical online assessment.

Responsibilities:
• Created strategies and rules to respond to and mitigate business risks in TikTok products/platforms. Such risks include and are not limited to abusive accounts, fake engagements, spammy redirection, scraping, fraud, etc.
• Analyze business and security data, uncover evolving attack motion, identify weaknesses and opportunities in risk defense solutions, explore new space from the discoveries.
• Define risk control measurements. Quantify, generalize and monitor risk related business and operational metrics. Align risk teams and their stakeholders on risk control numeric goals, promote impact-oriented, data-driven data science practices for risks.
• Analyze business and security data, uncover evolving attack motion, identify weaknesses and opportunities in risk defense solutions, explore new space from the discoveries;
• Define risk control measurements. Quantify, generalize and monitor risk related business and operational metrics. Align risk teams and their stakeholders on risk control numeric goals, promote impact-oriented, data-driven data science practices for risks. Detect abnormal changes in metrics and be able to build processes to analyze the root cause of such changes;
• Design and build A/B experiments to satisfy various business needs. Build rules and models to respond to and mitigate business risks for different TikTok products. Such risks include and are not limited to abusive accounts, fake engagements, spammy redirection, scraping, fraud, etc.
• Own technical measurement and evaluation of the risk level of a specific business area (e.g. short video platform, user growth, live streaming, etc). Define and coordinate planning, execution and generalization of risk solutions.
• Drive and take responsibility for exercising data science best practices around risk analytics and modeling across all stakeholders. Leverage data to bridge the collaboration between such stakeholders.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• Final year or recent graduate with a background in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• Experience with statistical analytical tools, such as SQL, R and Python
• Experience in performing data analysis, data ingestion and data integration
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications
• Familiarity with social/content online platform analytics.
• Curiosity towards new technologies and entrepreneurship
• High levels of creativity and quick problem-solving capabilities

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Job Information

[For Pay Transparency] Compensation Description (annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $114000 - $177778 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.

Client-provided location(s): San Jose, CA

Job ID: TikTok-7533770966762064136

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2025-08-10T00:17:55