{"id":17459,"date":"2026-02-09T13:42:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T17:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/jobs\/tiktok-data-scientist-intern-tiktok-product-data-science-2026-summer-phd\/"},"modified":"2026-02-09T13:42:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T17:42:34","slug":"tiktok-data-scientist-intern-tiktok-product-data-science-2026-summer-phd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/jobs\/tiktok-data-scientist-intern-tiktok-product-data-science-2026-summer-phd\/","title":{"rendered":"TikTok &#8211; Data Scientist Intern (TikTok-Product-Data Science)-2026 Summer (PhD)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\r\n  :root\r\n  *\r\n  body\r\n  a\r\n  .container\r\n  .hero\r\n  .heroTop\r\n  h1\r\n  .sub\r\n  .tags\r\n  .tag\r\n  .ctaRow\r\n  .btn\r\n  .btn:hover\r\n  .btnPrimary\r\n  .btnGhost\r\n  .note\r\n\r\n  .grid\r\n  @media (max-width: 980px) }\r\n\r\n  .card\r\n  .cardPad\r\n  .sticky\r\n  @media (max-width: 980px) }\r\n\r\n  h2\r\n  p\r\n  .muted\r\n  .list\r\n  .list li\r\n  .split\r\n  @media (max-width: 540px) }\r\n\r\n  .kv\r\n  .kv:first-child\r\n  .k\r\n  .v\r\n  .section\r\n  .callout\r\n  .footer\r\n  .divider\r\n<\/style>\r\n\r\n\r\n<section class=\"hero\" aria-labelledby=\"job-title\">\r\n  <div class=\"heroTop\">\r\n    <div>\r\n      <h1 id=\"job-title\">Data Scientist Intern (TikTok-Product-Data Science)-2026 Summer (PhD)<\/h1>\r\n      <div class=\"sub\">TikTok \u00b7 Content Creators, Content Discovery<\/div>\r\n\r\n      <div class=\"tags\" aria-label=\"Key details\">\r\n        <span class=\"tag\">\ud83d\udccd San Jose, CA<\/span>\r\n        <span class=\"tag\">\ud83c\udfe2 On Site<\/span>\r\n        <span class=\"tag\">\ud83d\udcb0 $$35-$$35 \/hr<\/span>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"ctaRow\">\r\n      <a class=\"btn btnPrimary\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeattiktok.com\/earlycareers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\r\n        Apply on company site \u2197\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n<section class=\"grid\" aria-label=\"Internship details\">\r\n  <div>\r\n    <article class=\"card\">\r\n      <div class=\"cardPad section\">\r\n        <h2>About this internship<\/h2>\r\n        <div class=\"html-block\">\r\n          <p>TikTok is hiring a Data Scientist Intern (TikTok-Product-Data Science) for Summer 2026 in San Jose, CA, with an on-site work model. This PhD-level internship focuses on applying data science to product and data science work in the content creators and content discovery space. The role is listed at $35\/hr and is geared toward candidates pursuing a PhD in a relevant technical field (or with equivalent practical experience) who are comfortable querying data and using a scripting language like Python or R.<\/p>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/article>\r\n\r\n    <article class=\"card\" style=\"margin-top:18px;\">\r\n      <div class=\"cardPad section\">\r\n        <h2>Qualifications<\/h2>\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"split\">\r\n          <div>\r\n            <h2 class=\"muted\" style=\"font-size:16px;margin-top:0;\">Required<\/h2>\r\n            <ul class=\"list\">\r\n              <li>Pursuing a PhD in Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, Data Science etc relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience<\/li>\n<li>Proficient in data querying languages and at least one scripting language (e.g. Python\u3001R)<\/li>\n<li>Experience in one or more of the following methods: forecasting, statistical and causal inference, classification methods.<\/li>\r\n            <\/ul>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n\r\n          <div>\r\n            <h2 class=\"muted\" style=\"font-size:16px;margin-top:0;\">Nice to have<\/h2>\r\n            <ul class=\"list\">\r\n              <li>Ability to clearly communicate analysis results and assumptions to both technical and non-technical partners.<\/li>\n<li>Comfort working with large datasets, including checking data quality and documenting definitions.<\/li>\n<li>Experience translating open-ended product questions into testable hypotheses and measurable metrics.<\/li>\n<li>Familiarity with designing and evaluating experiments or quasi-experiments to support causal inference.<\/li>\n<li>Track record of applying forecasting, classification, or inference methods in prior research projects.<\/li>\r\n            <\/ul>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"divider\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"callout\">\r\n          <h2 style=\"margin:0 0 6px 0;padding-left:0;padding-top:0;\">How to stand out (TUN tip)<\/h2>\r\n          <div class=\"html-block muted\">\r\n            <p>Before you apply, prepare one or two research examples where you used SQL (or another querying language) plus Python or R to answer a product-style question, and be ready to explain your method choice (forecasting, classification, or causal inference) and how you validated results. If you have code samples, consider sharing a clean, well-documented excerpt that demonstrates your data querying and analysis workflow.<\/p>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/article>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <aside class=\"card sticky\" aria-label=\"Overview\">\r\n    <div class=\"cardPad\">\r\n      <h2 style=\"padding-left:0px;\">Overview<\/h2>\r\n\r\n      <div class=\"kv\"><div class=\"k\">Company<\/div><div class=\"v\">TikTok<\/div><\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"kv\"><div class=\"k\">Industry<\/div><div class=\"v\">Content Creators, Content Discovery<\/div><\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"kv\"><div class=\"k\">Location<\/div><div class=\"v\">San Jose, CA<\/div><\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"kv\"><div class=\"k\">Work model<\/div><div class=\"v\">On Site<\/div><\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"kv\"><div class=\"k\">Pay<\/div><div class=\"v\">$$35-$$35 \/hr<\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n      <div class=\"divider\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n      <a class=\"btn btnPrimary\" style=\"width:100%;justify-content:center\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeattiktok.com\/earlycareers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\r\n        Apply on company site \u2197\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/aside>\r\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Data Scientist Intern (TikTok-Product-Data Science)-2026 Summer (PhD) TikTok \u00b7 Content Creators, Content Discovery \ud83d\udccd San Jose, CA \ud83c\udfe2 On Site \ud83d\udcb0 $$35-$$35 \/hr Apply on company site \u2197 About this internship TikTok is hiring a Data Scientist Intern (TikTok-Product-Data Science) for Summer 2026 in San Jose, CA, with an on-site work model. 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