Data Scientist, CapCut - USDS

TikTok USDS Joint Venture; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 329,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with match

Parental leave

Disability coverage

Life insurance

Wellbeing benefits

Paid holidays

Paid sick days

Paid personal time

Job summary

TikTok USDS Joint Venture is seeking a data-focused professional to drive data solutions and the single source of truth for business decisions. You will tackle large datasets, apply rigorous analysis, and collaborate with PM, Ops, and R&D to influence product strategy.

The role emphasizes building scalable data products, dashboards, and pipelines while communicating insights to both technical and non-technical audiences. This is a full-time role based in the USDS ecosystem.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Math, Economics, Statistics, or other science and engineering fields.
• Experience with SQL, Python, or R.
• Experience navigating and working with large data sets using SQL.

Responsibilities

• Work with large and complex datasets to solve a wide array of challenging problems using different analytical and statistical approaches
• Apply technical expertise with quantitative analysis, experimentation, data mining, and the presentation of data to develop strategies for our products
• Identify and measure success of product efforts through goal setting, forecasting, and monitoring of key product metrics to understand trends
• Define, understand, and test opportunities and levers to improve the product, and drive roadmaps through your insights and recommendations
• Develop data pipelines and dashboards to enhance data infrastructure
• Collaborate with PM/Ops/R&D and other cross-functional teams to inform, influence, support, and execute product strategy and investment decisions

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication

Self-motivation

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Math/Economics/Statistics or related fields

Tools

SQL

Python

R

Job description

Responsibilities

The Data Science team of the Tech and Product department is responsible for building high-quality and timely data solutions for the business as the single source of truth and for building easy-to-use and scalable data products to support business growth.

• Work with large and complex datasets to solve a wide array of challenging problems using different analytical and statistical approaches
• Apply technical expertise with quantitative analysis, experimentation, data mining, and the presentation of data to develop strategies for our products
• Identify and measure success of product efforts through goal setting, forecasting, and monitoring of key product metrics to understand trends
• Define, understand, and test opportunities and levers to improve the product, and drive roadmaps through your insights and recommendations
• Develop data pipelines and dashboards to enhance data infrastructure
• Collaborate with PM/Ops/R&D and other cross-functional teams to inform, influence, support, and execute product strategy and investment decisions

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Math, Economics, Statistics, or other science and engineering fields
• Experience with SQL, Python, or R
• Experience navigating and working with large data sets using SQL

Preferred Qualifications

• 3 years of relevant experience in tech companies
• Self-motivated, detail-oriented, learn autonomously, and highly organized
• Ability to conduct rigorous analysis and communicate conclusions to both technical and non-technical audiences

About USDS

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.

On‑site presence across teams allows the company to operate with greater speed, alignment, and agility — especially in areas like real‑time decision‑making, team development, and integrated execution. As such, the company is shifting from a hybrid work model to a fully in‑person schedule up to 5 days a week.

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.

USDS Reasonable Accommodation

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

Job Information

【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $144000 - $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;
3. Exercising sound judgment.