Data Scientist - TikTok Local Services (San Jose)
17 days ago San Jose
About us
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video and our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy.
- Size: 10,000+ employees
- Industry: Technology: Consumer Internet
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100% would recommend this company to other women
100% say the CEO supports gender diversity
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Responsibilities
About the Team
TikTok's data scientist team is a critical component of the platform's success, responsible for leveraging data to enhance user experience, optimize content delivery, and drive business decisions. As a leading social media app known for its short-form video content, TikTok relies heavily on data science to stay ahead in the market.
Responsibilities
- Build and improve the operational data infrastructure for TikTok local services. This includes managing both online and offline activities, video-merchant matching processes, transaction processes, search/recommendation modules, traffic monitoring, and supply monitoring. Ensure data accuracy and alignment with business scenarios.
- Develop a deep understanding of the impact of operational activities on transaction conversion rates and scientifically calculate the contribution of each activity to transaction improvements across various industries.
- Regularly monitor key metrics, clearly identify reasons for metric fluctuations, and provide optimization and improvement suggestions.
- Enhance communication with the business team, regularly produce analysis reports, and proactively help the business identify potential growth opportunities.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a data science related field
- 3+ years of work experience in data science or data science related field
- Background in data-related fields such as statistics, computer science, business analytics, or quantitative analysis
- Strong curiosity, the ability to proactively understand business needs, quickly grasp business logic, and translate it into data-driven problems
- Experience in creator and content ecosystem analysis
- Proficiency in Chinese and English is required to collaborate with global partners and key stakeholders based in Mandarin-speaking markets, where Mandarin is a primary working language
Preferred Qualifications
- Excellent communication and coordination skills
- Ability to collaborate effectively across departments
- Strong sense of ownership, responsibility, and teamwork
- Industry experience related to local services (dine-in, online order, travel ota) and ops strategy/sales management analysis
- Experience in model development (causal inference, data mining, etc.)
Job Information
[For Pay Transparency] Compensation Description (annually)
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $179200 - $277200 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 the Team
TikTok's data scientist team is a critical component of the platform's success, responsible for leveraging data to enhance user experience, optimize content delivery, and drive business decisions. As a leading social media app known for its short-form video content, TikTok relies heavily on data science to stay ahead in the market.
Responsibilities
- Build and improve the operational data infrastructure for TikTok local services. This includes managing both online and offline activities, video-merchant matching processes, transaction processes, search/recommendation modules, traffic monitoring, and supply monitoring. Ensure data accuracy and alignment with business scenarios.
- Develop a deep understanding of the impact of operational activities on transaction conversion rates and scientifically calculate the contribution of each activity to transaction improvements across various industries.
- Regularly monitor key metrics, clearly identify reasons for metric fluctuations, and provide optimization and improvement suggestions.
- Enhance communication with the business team, regularly produce analysis reports, and proactively help the business identify potential growth opportunities.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a data science related field
- 3+ years of work experience in data science or data science related field
- Background in data-related fields such as statistics, computer science, business analytics, or quantitative analysis
- Strong curiosity, the ability to proactively understand business needs, quickly grasp business logic, and translate it into data-driven problems
- Experience in creator and content ecosystem analysis
- Proficiency in Chinese and English is required to collaborate with global partners and key stakeholders based in Mandarin-speaking markets, where Mandarin is a primary working language
Preferred Qualifications
- Excellent communication and coordination skills
- Ability to collaborate effectively across departments
- Strong sense of ownership, responsibility, and teamwork
- Industry experience related to local services (dine-in, online order, travel ota) and ops strategy/sales management analysis
- Experience in model development (causal inference, data mining, etc.)
About the Team
TikTok's data scientist team is a critical component of the platform's success, responsible for leveraging data to enhance user experience, optimize content delivery, and drive business decisions. As a leading social media app known for its short-form video content, TikTok relies heavily on data science to stay ahead in the market.
Responsibilities
- Build and improve the operational data infrastructure for TikTok local services. This includes managing both online and offline activities, video-merchant matching processes, transaction processes, search/recommendation modules, traffic monitoring, and supply monitoring. Ensure data accuracy and alignment with business scenarios.
- Develop a deep understanding of the impact of operational activities on transaction conversion rates and scientifically calculate the contribution of each activity to transaction improvements across various industries.
- Regularly monitor key metrics, clearly identify reasons for metric fluctuations, and provide optimization and improvement suggestions.
- Enhance communication with the business team, regularly produce analysis reports, and proactively help the business identify potential growth opportunities.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a data science related field
- 3+ years of work experience in data science or data science related field
- Background in data-related fields such as statistics, computer science, business analytics, or quantitative analysis
- Strong curiosity, the ability to proactively understand business needs, quickly grasp business logic, and translate it into data-driven problems
- Experience in creator and content ecosystem analysis
- Proficiency in Chinese and English is required to collaborate with global partners and key stakeholders based in Mandarin-speaking markets, where Mandarin is a primary working language
Preferred Qualifications
- Excellent communication and coordination skills
- Ability to collaborate effectively across departments
- Strong sense of ownership, responsibility, and teamwork
- Industry experience related to local services (dine-in, online order, travel ota) and ops strategy/sales management analysis
- Experience in model development (causal inference, data mining, etc.)
Job Information
[For Pay Transparency] Compensation Description (annually)
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $179200 - $277200 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.
Responsibilities
ResponsibilitiesAbout the Team
TikTok's data scientist team is a critical component of the platform's success, responsible for leveraging data to enhance user experience, optimize content delivery, and drive business decisions. As a leading social media app known for its short-form video content, TikTok relies heavily on data science to stay ahead in the market.
Responsibilities
- Build and improve the operational data infrastructure for TikTok local services. This includes managing both online and offline activities, video-merchant matching processes, transaction processes, search/recommendation modules, traffic monitoring, and supply monitoring. Ensure data accuracy and alignment with business scenarios.
- Develop a deep understanding of the impact of operational activities on transaction conversion rates and scientifically calculate the contribution of each activity to transaction improvements across various industries.
- Regularly monitor key metrics, clearly identify reasons for metric fluctuations, and provide optimization and improvement suggestions.
- Enhance communication with the business team, regularly produce analysis reports, and proactively help the business identify potential growth opportunities.
Qualifications
QualificationsMinimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a data science related field
- 3+ years of work experience in data science or data science related field
- Background in data-related fields such as statistics, computer science, business analytics, or quantitative analysis
- Strong curiosity, the ability to proactively understand business needs, quickly grasp business logic, and translate it into data-driven problems
- Experience in creator and content ecosystem analysis
- Proficiency in Chinese and English is required to collaborate with global partners and key stakeholders based in Mandarin-speaking markets, where Mandarin is a primary working language
Preferred Qualifications
- Excellent communication and coordination skills
- Ability to collaborate effectively across departments
- Strong sense of ownership, responsibility, and teamwork
- Industry experience related to local services (dine-in, online order, travel ota) and ops strategy/sales management analysis
- Experience in model development (causal inference, data mining, etc.)
Additional Information
- Salary: $179,200 – $277,200
- Posted: 17 days ago