TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC is dedicated to the safety and security of millions of Americans who create, discover, and connect with what they love on the apps we operate. The Joint Venture has been established in compliance with the Executive Order signed by President Trump on September 25, 2025. Our foundation is a comprehensive data privacy and cybersecurity program. We operate under defined safeguards to protect national security and secure U.S. user data, apps and the algorithm. We safeguard the U.S. content ecosystem, holding decision-making authority for trust and safety policies and moderation. USDS Joint Venture helps ensure Americans can continue to express their creativity, discover new hobbies and interests, and build thriving communities and businesses on a global scale.
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.
About the Team
Our team plays a crucial role in ensuring the company’s success. We seek people who are willing to learn and put in the effort to solve problems. Our challenges are not your regular day-to-day problems - you’ll be part of a team that’s developing new solutions to new challenges. It’s working fast, at scale, and we’re making a difference. We are looking for talents to join us on this exciting journey!
Responsibilities
Utilize advanced analytical and statistical methods to address complex business challenges.
Conduct rigorous quantitative analysis, leveraging statistical regression, machine learning, and hypothesis testing to generate actionable recommendations that propel business growth and enhance customer satisfaction.
Develop key metrics and design robust indexes for continuously monitoring KPI fluctuations, the impact of business initiatives, and customer experience.
Design and implement foundational tests, such as back testing risk strategies, analyzing payment attributes, benchmarking product performance, and segmenting user profiles, while creating documentation that articulates underlying assumptions and conclusions.
Apply predictive modeling to support business partners with critical functions including revenue/loss forecasting, budgeting, and proactive risk management.
Build sophisticated rules, algorithms, and machine learning models to extract valuable business insights and partner with cross-functional teams including ops, risk, product, engineering, and compliance to execute strategic decisions.
Mentor junior data scientists and interns.
Qualifications
Must have a Master’s degree or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science, Engineering (any), Data Science, Business Analytics, Operations Research, Mathematics, or a related quantitative field, and 3 years of related work experience; or a Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science, Engineering (any), Data Science, Business Analytics, Operations Research, Mathematics, or a related quantitative field, and 5 years of post-bachelor’s, progressive related work experience.
Of the required experience, must have 2 years of experience in each of the following:
Designing A/B tests, conducting statistical analysis, and interpreting A/B test results to provide business insights;
Designing, maintaining, and managing product roadmaps including defining KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) and success metrics using OKRs (Objectives and Key Results);
Developing large-scale machine learning systems;
Programming using Python, Hive, or SQL; and
Developing graphical and visual representations of data using business intelligence tool Tableau or Power BI.
Travel Requirement: Domestic travel required up to 20%.
Employer: TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC
Type: Full time, 40 hours/week
Location: San Jose, CA
Salary Range: $210928 - $329334 per year
To Apply, click the apply button below. Contact [email protected] if you have difficulty submitting resume through the website.
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.
USDS 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/USDS-RA
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The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $210928 - $329334 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.
