Senior Data Scientist (Multiple Positions)

Responsibilities

About ByteDance
Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, Lemon8, CapCut and Pico as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content.

Why Join Us
Inspiring creativity is at the core of ByteDance's mission. Our innovative products are 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 enrich life - a mission we work towards every day.
As ByteDancers, 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. 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
Partner with Product, Engineering, User Research and other teams to solve problems and identify opportunities; establish KPIs and metrics for measuring the effectiveness of personalized monetization strategies, regularly monitoring and reporting on progress.
Analyze large amounts of information to discover trends and patterns in data through probability and statistical analysis and automate the data collection processes; Present information using data visualization techniques.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define product improvement roadmap and optimize overall project goals.
Make business recommendations with effective presentations of findings at multiple levels of stakeholders through visual displays of quantitative information.
Perform exhaustive independent research, develop and leverage a time series prediction framework for periodic demand change to backend strategy adjustment with scientific approaches.
Build and maintain pipelines, reports, dashboards, and metrics to monitor product performance.
Mentor junior and intern Data Scientists.

Qualifications

Must have a Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering (any), Information Technology, Machine Learning, Data Science, Data Analytics, Business Analytics, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related quantitative field, and 1 year of related work experience; OR a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering (any), Information Technology, Machine Learning, Data Science, Data Analytics, Business Analytics, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related quantitative field, and 3 years of related work experience.

Of the required experience, must have 1 year of experience in each of the following:
Using SQL queries and data visualization tools to gather, process, visualize, and analyze large quantities of data to detect trends and anomalies in support of business opportunity identification;
Analyzing large quantities of data to detect anomalies using Python and statistical analysis techniques;
Developing machine learning models in Python; and
Providing data-driven insights and recommendations to mitigate insufficiencies models based on model performance, regulations, and business requirements.

Type: Full time, 40 hours/week
Location: New York, NY
Salary Range: $176355 - $329334 per year

To Apply, click the apply button below. Contact lpresumes@bytedance.com if you have difficulty submitting resume through the website.

ByteDance 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 ByteDance, our mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. 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.

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Job Information

【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $176355 - $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.​