{"id":17514,"date":"2026-02-09T13:42:51","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T17:42:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/jobs\/tiktok-data-scientist-intern-tiktok-shop-user-product-ds-2026-start-phd\/"},"modified":"2026-02-09T13:42:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T17:42:52","slug":"tiktok-data-scientist-intern-tiktok-shop-user-product-ds-2026-start-phd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/jobs\/tiktok-data-scientist-intern-tiktok-shop-user-product-ds-2026-start-phd\/","title":{"rendered":"TikTok &#8211; Data Scientist Intern (TikTok Shop User Product DS) &#8211; 2026 Start (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 Shop User Product DS) &#8211; 2026 Start (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 Seattle, WA<\/span>\r\n        <span class=\"tag\">\ud83c\udfe2 On Site<\/span>\r\n        <span class=\"tag\">\ud83d\udcb0 $137K-$228K \/yr<\/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 seeking a Data Scientist Intern (TikTok Shop User Product DS) for a 2026 start, based on-site in Seattle, WA. In this role, you\u2019ll likely support data analysis and statistical work related to user product for TikTok Shop within a company focused on content creators and content discovery. The position is geared toward PhD students in quantitative fields and emphasizes practical data querying and scripting using tools such as SQL, Python, or R. The listed pay range is $137K\u2013$228K per year.<\/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 Computer Science, Statistics, Econometrics, Mathematics or other quantitative disciplines<\/li>\n<li>Proficient in data analysis tools and languages such as SQL, Python, or R<\/li>\n<li>Practical experience with data querying and scripting languages (e.g. SQL, Python, R) and basic statistical\/data analysis tools<\/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>Coursework or research experience in statistics, econometrics, or applied machine learning.<\/li>\n<li>Comfort translating ambiguous questions into clear, measurable analysis plans.<\/li>\n<li>Experience writing clean, well-documented SQL and analysis scripts for reproducible work.<\/li>\n<li>Ability to communicate analytical findings clearly to both technical and non-technical partners.<\/li>\n<li>Familiarity with designing or evaluating experiments and interpreting results with sound statistical reasoning.<\/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 applying, prepare 1\u20132 brief examples from your PhD work that show how you used SQL and either Python or R to answer a real question, including the metric you chose and the statistical approach you used. If you have code samples you can share publicly, keep them simple and well-commented to demonstrate your querying and scripting skills.<\/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\">Seattle, WA<\/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\">$137K-$228K \/yr<\/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 Shop User Product DS) &#8211; 2026 Start (PhD) TikTok \u00b7 Content Creators, Content Discovery \ud83d\udccd Seattle, WA \ud83c\udfe2 On Site \ud83d\udcb0 $137K-$228K \/yr Apply on company site \u2197 About this internship TikTok is seeking a Data Scientist Intern (TikTok Shop User Product DS) for a 2026 start, based on-site in Seattle, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"single-no-separators","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[357],"tags":[525,526,358,483,527,374],"class_list":["post-17514","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-internship","tag-content-creators","tag-content-discovery","tag-on-site","tag-seattle","tag-tiktok","tag-wa"],"aioseo_notices":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"wp_review_large":false,"wp_review_small":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Career Team","author_link":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/jobs\/author\/magic\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Data Scientist Intern (TikTok Shop User Product DS) &#8211; 2026 Start (PhD) TikTok \u00b7 Content Creators, Content Discovery \ud83d\udccd Seattle, WA \ud83c\udfe2 On Site \ud83d\udcb0 $137K-$228K \/yr Apply on company site \u2197 About this internship TikTok is seeking a Data Scientist Intern (TikTok Shop User Product DS) for a 2026 start, based on-site in Seattle,&hellip;","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/jobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17514","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/jobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/jobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/jobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/jobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17514"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/jobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17514\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/jobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/jobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/jobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}