TikTok
Data Science Graduate (BRIC Risk Measurement) - 2026 Start (BS/MS)
TikTok, San Jose, California, United States, 95199
Data Science Graduate (BRIC Risk Measurement) - 2026 Start (BS/MS)
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Data Science Graduate (BRIC Risk Measurement) - 2026 Start (BS/MS)
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TikTok Data Science Graduate (BRIC Risk Measurement) - 2026 Start (BS/MS)
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Data Science Graduate (BRIC Risk Measurement) - 2026 Start (BS/MS)
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TikTok Responsibilities
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.
Responsibilities
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.
We are looking for talented individuals to join our team in 2026. As a graduate, you will get opportunities to pursue bold ideas, tackle complex challenges, and unlock limitless growth. Launch your career where inspiration is infinite at TikTok.
Successful candidates must be able to commit to an onboarding date by end of year 2026. Please state your availability and graduation date clearly in your resume.
Candidates can apply to a maximum of two positions and will be considered for jobs in the order you apply. The application limit is applicable to TikTok and its affiliates' jobs globally. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis - we encourage you to apply early.
Candidates who pass resume screening will be invited to participate in TikTok's technical online assessment.
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. 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. Detect abnormal changes in metrics and be able to build processes to analyze the root cause of such changes; Design and build A/B experiments to satisfy various business needs. Build rules and models to respond to and mitigate business risks for different TikTok products. Such risks include and are not limited to abusive accounts, fake engagements, spammy redirection, scraping, fraud, etc. Own technical measurement and evaluation of the risk level of a specific business area (e.g. short video platform, user growth, live streaming, etc). Define and coordinate planning, execution and generalization of risk solutions. Drive and take responsibility for exercising data science best practices around risk analytics and modeling across all stakeholders. Leverage data to bridge the collaboration between such stakeholders.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, or related technical discipline. Final year or recent graduate with a background in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, or related technical discipline. Experience with statistical analytical tools, such as SQL, R and Python Experience in performing data analysis, data ingestion and data integration Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
Preferred Qualifications
Familiarity with social/content online platform analytics. Curiosity towards new technologies and entrepreneurship High levels of creativity and quick problem-solving capabilities
By submitting an application for this role, you accept and agree to our global applicant privacy policy, which may be accessed here: https://careers.tiktok.com/legal/privacy
Job Information
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $114000 - $177778 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:
Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues; Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and Exercising sound judgment.
About TikTok
TikTok 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 we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.
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.
TikTok Accommodation
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 https://tinyurl.com/RA-request Seniority level
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Data Science Graduate (BRIC Risk Measurement) - 2026 Start (BS/MS)
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TikTok Data Science Graduate (BRIC Risk Measurement) - 2026 Start (BS/MS)
Join to apply for the
Data Science Graduate (BRIC Risk Measurement) - 2026 Start (BS/MS)
role at
TikTok Responsibilities
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.
Responsibilities
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.
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We are looking for talented individuals to join our team in 2026. As a graduate, you will get opportunities to pursue bold ideas, tackle complex challenges, and unlock limitless growth. Launch your career where inspiration is infinite at TikTok.
Successful candidates must be able to commit to an onboarding date by end of year 2026. Please state your availability and graduation date clearly in your resume.
Candidates can apply to a maximum of two positions and will be considered for jobs in the order you apply. The application limit is applicable to TikTok and its affiliates' jobs globally. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis - we encourage you to apply early.
Candidates who pass resume screening will be invited to participate in TikTok's technical online assessment.
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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. 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. Detect abnormal changes in metrics and be able to build processes to analyze the root cause of such changes; Design and build A/B experiments to satisfy various business needs. Build rules and models to respond to and mitigate business risks for different TikTok products. Such risks include and are not limited to abusive accounts, fake engagements, spammy redirection, scraping, fraud, etc. Own technical measurement and evaluation of the risk level of a specific business area (e.g. short video platform, user growth, live streaming, etc). Define and coordinate planning, execution and generalization of risk solutions. Drive and take responsibility for exercising data science best practices around risk analytics and modeling across all stakeholders. Leverage data to bridge the collaboration between such stakeholders.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, or related technical discipline. Final year or recent graduate with a background in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, or related technical discipline. Experience with statistical analytical tools, such as SQL, R and Python Experience in performing data analysis, data ingestion and data integration Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
Preferred Qualifications
Familiarity with social/content online platform analytics. Curiosity towards new technologies and entrepreneurship High levels of creativity and quick problem-solving capabilities
By submitting an application for this role, you accept and agree to our global applicant privacy policy, which may be accessed here: https://careers.tiktok.com/legal/privacy
Job Information
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $114000 - $177778 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:
Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues; Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and Exercising sound judgment.
About TikTok
TikTok 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 we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.
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.
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