About the role#
This internship focuses on using data science to support content safety, user privacy, and platform integrity. You will work on projects related to video and live content safety, account security, and moderation platforms. This role provides hands-on experience with real-world security challenges and data-driven decision making.
What you'll do#
- Design and maintain core indicator systems for platform content security and risks.
- Build monitoring and anomaly attribution systems to identify and analyze security incidents.
- Apply statistical methods such as A/B testing, causal inference, and regression analysis to evaluate security strategies.
- Conduct quantitative analysis to address specific business challenges and identify optimization opportunities.
- Collaborate with product, operations, and algorithm teams to turn analytical insights into improvement plans.
- Clean and preprocess data to ensure quality for risk analysis.
- Generate data visualization reports and monitoring dashboards.
- Contribute to the development of analytical frameworks and tools.
What you'll need#
- Current pursuit of a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, Data Science, or a related technical field.
- Proficiency in SQL and Python or R.
- Familiarity with common statistical analysis methods.
- Understanding of machine learning, causal inference, and A/B testing principles.
- Ability to commit to a minimum of 12 weeks of work.
- Strong logical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- High awareness of data security and privacy protection.
- Preference for candidates with prior data processing experience or internship experience in the internet industry.
Location & details#
- Location: San Jose, California.
- Modality: On-site.
- Employment: Full-time internship.
- Term: Rolling.
About TikTok
TikTok operates as an entertainment provider. The company maintains a global presence with offices in cities including Los Angeles, Singapore, New York, London, and Tokyo. It employs over 92,000 people. The organization is privately held.
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