About Us TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok has global offices including Los Angeles, New York, London, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Singapore, Jakarta, Seoul and Tokyo.
Why Join Us Creation is the core of TikTok's purpose. Our platform is built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make TikTok possible. Together, we inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we all believe in and aim towards achieving every day. To us, every challenge, no matter how difficult, is an opportunity; to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo? Never. Courage? Always. At TikTok, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the communities we serve.
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About the Team The Data Science Search Team analyses a combination of product usage and product performance data to derive meaningful insights that would serve as a guide to better product and decision-making for our business leaders. The team will work through different business scenarios including improving LIVE app Experiences, Host Operation, User experiences. In addition, it is important to manage the data life cycle to ensure problems are quantitatively measured to propose logical solutions.
About the Role The primary role of a Senior Data Scientist for our Data team is to conduct deep analysis into user behavior, product features and content ecosystem to generate business insights that could be applied to actionable improving initiatives. You will work closely with cross-function teams, such as PM\RD\MLE, to improve user experience and fulfill growth of TikTok in all different regions.
Responsibilities
- Work with large and complex data to solve technical and statistical challenges, and drive business impact, specifically within the global search team.
- Design metrics framework to measure product healthiness, keep tracking of core metrics and understand root causes of metric movements.
- Drive data informed decisions on experiment launches and rigorously measure the impact of product or technical changes.
- Validate hypotheses, identify product growth opportunities, and influence direction for improvement with analyses, experimentation or other scientific methods.
- Partner with engineers and product stakeholders to deliver product insights and strategy.
- As a domain expert, solve difficult problems such as understanding and improving ecosystems, optimizing recommendation systems, conducting statistical research on causal inference; drive team's improvement on analytical rigor and quality.
Qualifications
- A Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related field.
- A minimum of 3 years of experience, preferably with a background in analytics for internet services or large-scale C2C products.
- Proficiency in SQL and adept in data visualization tools.
- Proven ability to manage data extraction, analysis, and visualization within complex data ecosystems, translating findings into business applications.
- Exceptional communication skills, capable of distilling complex data into actionable insights for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- A proactive learner with a curious mind, self-sufficient with a strong aptitude for collaborative problem-solving.
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.
