Lead Data Scientist - TikTok Short Video

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Search now English日本語 @2026TikTok Technology Lead Data Scientist - TikTok Short Video Location: San Jose Employment Type: Regular Job Code: A170187A Apply to this job Share this listing: Responsibilities Team Introduction: The TikTok User Growth Team taps into the product's growth potential and drives user growth through technology. We not only implement user growth methodologies in the product and continuously consolidate growth capabilities, but also explore TikTok's multi-modal product ecosystem to fuel the rapid growth of user scale. We work extremely closely with the business, collaborating with product and operation colleagues to explore user growth methodologies and continuously strengthen the business's growth capacity. Together, we conduct insightful analysis based on business data performance to identify business opportunities, analyze diverse business needs against different growth models, and deliver technical design and implementation accordingly. We also optimize and upgrade our architectures and systems from a technical perspective, conduct pure technical transformations, and leverage technology to drive business development and evolution. Key Responsibilities: - Be responsible for data analysis work related to TikTok's user growth business and provide insightful analytical capabilities for the business - Accurately and comprehensively understand the business, assist in setting business growth goals, decompose key achievement paths, and implement robust process monitoring and early warning measures - Dissect the driving factors of business growth, diagnose growth-related issues, investigate and attribute data anomalies, and build automated anomaly attribution tools - Conduct special analysis on critical issues, gain insights into the essence of problems, and propose data-driven optimization suggestions or solutions - Demonstrate excellent organizational and collaboration skills; partner with product R&D, data and algorithm teams to support strategy iteration through rigorous analysis, data mining, causal inference, A/B testing and other methods, drive the implementation of optimization plans, quantitatively evaluate strategy effectiveness, and boost key business metrics - In the course of supporting business development, think and summarize proactively, and precipitate growth analysis methodologies and data efficiency tools Qualifications Minimum Qualifications: - Bachelor’s degree or above in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics or related fields, with 5+ years of work experience - Proficiency in statistical analysis tools such as SQL, Python and R; mastery of analytical methods including regression, classification, clustering, machine learning, A/B testing and causal inference - Excellent communication and logical thinking skills, with structured thinking, acute data insight, rigorous attention to detail and a strong sense of curiosity - Strong organizational and collaboration capabilities, self-motivated work attitude and resilience Preferred Qualifications: - Experience in user product analysis or the data science field in internet companies - Industry experience related to user growth Job Information 【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually) The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $219000 - $374400 annually.​ Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.​ Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).​ The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.​ For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:​ Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:​ 1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;​ 2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and​ 3. Exercising sound judgment.​ About TikTok TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.​ Why Join Us Inspiring creativity is at the core of TikTok's mission. Our innovative product is built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we work towards every day.​ We strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We're resilient and embrace challenges as they come. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.​ ​ Diversity & Inclusion​ TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.​ TikTok Accommodation TikTok is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://tinyurl.com/RA-request​ Apply to this job