Data Science intern (TikTok-Product-Data Science-Interaction-US) – 2025 Start (BS/MS)
TikTok · Content Creators, Content Discovery
About this internship
TikTok is hiring a Data Science Intern (TikTok-Product-Data Science-Interaction-US) for a 2025 start in San Jose, CA, with an on-site work model. This role is aimed at BS/MS students and focuses on product data science related to interaction. The listed pay is $55/hr.
Qualifications
Required
- Good math/Data Science foundations on stats.
- Coding skills in python and sqls.
- Basic knowledge regarding clustering or community-discovering algorithm.
Nice to have
- Comfort explaining statistical reasoning clearly, including assumptions and limitations.
- Experience working with real-world datasets and handling common data quality issues.
- Ability to write clean, well-documented Python and SQL and validate results with basic tests or checks.
- Familiarity with evaluating clustering or community-discovery results using practical metrics and sanity checks.
- Strong communication skills for sharing findings with both technical and non-technical partners.
How to stand out (TUN tip)
Before applying, prepare a short example you can discuss that shows how you used Python and SQL to answer a data question and applied statistics to interpret the result. If you’ve worked with clustering or community-discovery, be ready to explain how you chose parameters and how you assessed whether the groupings made sense. Apply via https://lifeattiktok.com/earlycareers.