Senior Data Scientist, TikTok Risk Issues - San Jose at TikTok
San Jose, CA 95101
About the Job
DescriptionTikTok 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 its offices include New York, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo
Why Join UsCreation 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
Join us.The Business Risk Integrated Control (BRIC) team is missioned to: - Protect TikTok users, including and beyond content consumers, creators, advertisers;- Secure platform health and community experience authenticity;- Build infrastructures, platforms and technologies, as well as to collaborate with many cross-functional teams and stakeholders.The BRIC team works to minimize the damage of inauthentic behaviors on TikTok platforms (e.g
TikTok, CapCut, Lark), covering multiple classical and novel community and business risk areas such as account integrity, engagement authenticity, anti spam, API abuse, growth fraud, live streaming security and financial safety (ads or e-commerce), etc.In this team you'll have a unique opportunity to have first-hand exposure to the strategy of the company in key security initiatives, especially in building scalable and robust, intelligent and privacy-safe, secure and product-friendly systems and solutions
Our challenges are not some regular day-to-day technical puzzles -- You'll be part of a team that's developing novel solutions to first-seen challenges of a non-stop evolvement of a phenomenal product eco-system
The work needs to be fast, transferrable, while still down to the ground to making quick and solid differences.Responsibilities:- Created strategies and rules to respond to and mitigate business risks in TikTok products/platforms
Such risks include and are not limited to abusive accounts, fake engagements, spammy redirection, scraping, fraud, etc.- Analyze business and security data, uncover evolving attack motion, identify weaknesses and opportunities in risk defense solutions, explore new space from the discoveries.- Define risk control measurements
Quantify, generalize and monitor risk related business and operational metrics
Align risk teams and their stakeholders on risk control numeric goals, promote impact-oriented, data-driven data science practices for risks.QualificationsMinimum Qualifications:- Solid data science skills
Proficiency in statistical analytical tools, such as SQL, R and Python.- Familiarity with social/content online platform analytics
Bonus given to proficiency in modern machine learning applications.- Ability to think critically, objectively, rationally
Reason and communicate in result-oriented, data-driven manner
High autonomy.Preferred Qualifications:- Bachelor or degrees above in computer science, statistics, math, internet security or other relevant STEM majors (e.g
finance if applying for financial fraud roles).- 3 years of industry experience in a software development environment.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 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
At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy
TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and its offices include New York, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo
Why Join UsCreation 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
Join us.The Business Risk Integrated Control (BRIC) team is missioned to: - Protect TikTok users, including and beyond content consumers, creators, advertisers;- Secure platform health and community experience authenticity;- Build infrastructures, platforms and technologies, as well as to collaborate with many cross-functional teams and stakeholders.The BRIC team works to minimize the damage of inauthentic behaviors on TikTok platforms (e.g
TikTok, CapCut, Lark), covering multiple classical and novel community and business risk areas such as account integrity, engagement authenticity, anti spam, API abuse, growth fraud, live streaming security and financial safety (ads or e-commerce), etc.In this team you'll have a unique opportunity to have first-hand exposure to the strategy of the company in key security initiatives, especially in building scalable and robust, intelligent and privacy-safe, secure and product-friendly systems and solutions
Our challenges are not some regular day-to-day technical puzzles -- You'll be part of a team that's developing novel solutions to first-seen challenges of a non-stop evolvement of a phenomenal product eco-system
The work needs to be fast, transferrable, while still down to the ground to making quick and solid differences.Responsibilities:- Created strategies and rules to respond to and mitigate business risks in TikTok products/platforms
Such risks include and are not limited to abusive accounts, fake engagements, spammy redirection, scraping, fraud, etc.- Analyze business and security data, uncover evolving attack motion, identify weaknesses and opportunities in risk defense solutions, explore new space from the discoveries.- Define risk control measurements
Quantify, generalize and monitor risk related business and operational metrics
Align risk teams and their stakeholders on risk control numeric goals, promote impact-oriented, data-driven data science practices for risks.QualificationsMinimum Qualifications:- Solid data science skills
Proficiency in statistical analytical tools, such as SQL, R and Python.- Familiarity with social/content online platform analytics
Bonus given to proficiency in modern machine learning applications.- Ability to think critically, objectively, rationally
Reason and communicate in result-oriented, data-driven manner
High autonomy.Preferred Qualifications:- Bachelor or degrees above in computer science, statistics, math, internet security or other relevant STEM majors (e.g
finance if applying for financial fraud roles).- 3 years of industry experience in a software development environment.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 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
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