Data Scientist – TikTok Integrity and Safety

About the role

Join TikTok’s Integrity and Safety team to use data science for protecting content, users, and privacy. You will generate data‑driven insights that shape platform safety policies and improve the experience for millions worldwide.

Key responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain metrics systems for content safety, user reports, and account risk.
• Develop monitoring and anomaly‑detection tools to surface security incidents quickly.
• Apply statistical methods (A/B testing, causal inference, regression) to evaluate and refine safety policies.
• Create quantitative analysis frameworks for business challenges and collaborate with product, operations, R&D, and algorithm teams to turn insights into actionable improvements.
• Document and share reusable analysis methodologies, and help productize data‑analysis capabilities for broader business use.

Required profile

• 2+ years of data‑science experience, preferably in internet or content‑platform safety.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in statistics, data science, economics, mathematics, or a related field.
• Strong logical thinking, problem‑solving, and cross‑team communication skills.

Required skills

• Proficiency in SQL.
• Experience with Python or R for data analysis.
• Data‑visualization expertise.
• Knowledge of machine‑learning algorithms.
• Familiarity with causal inference and A/B testing methodologies.

What we offer

• Opportunity to impact safety for a global audience.
• Collaboration with diverse product, engineering, and research teams.
• Access to TikTok’s cutting‑edge data infrastructure.