Data Scientist Intern (E-commerce Governance Algorithms) – 2025 Summer/Fall (PhD)
About this internship
TikTok is hiring a Data Scientist Intern (E-commerce Governance Algorithms) for the 2025 Summer/Fall term in Seattle, WA, with on-site work. This paid internship is listed at $57/hr and is geared toward PhD students in Computer Science, Statistics, Economy, or related majors with 2+ years of work experience. You’ll likely apply programming skills (such as SQL, R, or Python) while working with a team and taking ownership of your work.
Qualifications
Required
- Pursuing a PhD in Computer Science, Statistics, Economy or other relevant majors with 2+ years of work experience.
- Proficient in at least one software programming language, such as SQL/R/Python.
- Good self-driving ability and team cooperation ability, strong sense of responsibility, willingness and ability to challenge oneself and learn new knowledge.
Nice to have
- Comfort explaining your analysis and decisions clearly to teammates and stakeholders.
- Experience taking a problem from an open-ended question to a structured plan and deliverable.
- Strong time-management habits for balancing research, internship work, and deadlines.
- Curiosity and willingness to quickly learn new methods or domain context as needed.
- Careful attention to detail when working with data and documenting your approach.
How to stand out (TUN tip)
In your application, connect your PhD research or prior work experience to e-commerce governance or algorithmic decision-making using a concrete example, and note which language you’re strongest in (SQL, R, or Python). If you have a short write-up or project summary that shows how you approached an analysis end-to-end, include it as supporting material where appropriate.