Overview
TikTok’s E-Commerce Business Growth – Data Compass team is looking for a Data Science Intern to help merchants and creators grow their businesses through data-driven insights. You’ll work on large-scale e-commerce data, building models and analyses that improve operations, marketing performance, and revenue growth across the platform.
What You'll Get Out of This Internship
- Hands-on experience applying data science to real e-commerce and creator problems
- Exposure to large-scale datasets, production models, and experimentation workflows
- Mentorship from data scientists working on growth, recommendation, and analytics systems
- Practical skills in machine learning, feature engineering, and model evaluation
- Strong portfolio experience with real business impact in a global tech company
Key Responsibilities
- Build data-driven solutions that improve efficiency for sellers, creators, and account managers
- Analyse merchant operations to identify growth opportunities in assortment, pricing, and CRM
- Support marketing optimisation by improving ROI across livestreams, videos, and shop features
- Develop features from large datasets such as transactions, user behaviour, and product graphs
- Apply machine learning techniques to solve forecasting, classification, and growth problems
- Run experiments to validate models and measure performance improvements
- Debug, refine, and deploy model pipelines in collaboration with the wider team
Requirements
- Current undergraduate or postgraduate student in a computing or data-related field
- Comfortable working with large datasets and turning raw data into useful features
- Able to code in Python and use data or ML tools such as Spark or PyTorch
- Familiar with basic machine learning concepts from coursework or projects
- Curious, self-motivated, and comfortable working in a team environment
- Able to commit to a full-time internship of at least 3 months
Who This Internship Is Ideal For
This role is ideal for students who enjoy using data and machine learning to solve business problems and want exposure to real-world e-commerce growth challenges.
About the Company
TikTok is a global technology company best known for its short-form video platform that connects creators, businesses, and communities worldwide. With teams across major global cities, TikTok combines content, commerce, and data to power digital creativity and discovery at scale.
Internship Details
Location: Singapore
Duration: Minimum 3 months
Commitment: Full-time
Working Arrangement (Onsite/Hybrid/Remote): Onsite
Stipend (if provided): Not specified
Application Deadline: Rolling basis
