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Tencent

Global tech conglomerate: social, gaming, cloud

Data Scientist Intern

Applied Machine LearningConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
InternshipSingaporeNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Strong foundation in machine learning and statistics.
  • Proficiency in Python and common machine learning libraries such as PyTorch and scikit-learn.
  • Experience with data processing, such as pandas and SQL.
  • Ability to translate ambiguous business problems into data science solutions.
  • Strong analytical thinking and a hypothesis-driven approach.
  • Understanding of how models create value in a product context, beyond offline metrics.
  • Ability to work cross-functionally with product, engineering, and business teams.
  • Good communication skills, including the ability to explain complex models in simple terms.
  • Strong ownership and ability to iterate quickly.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and deploy machine learning and artificial intelligence models to enhance platform capabilities, including creator segmentation and recommendation, creator content labeling and data analysis, campaign performance prediction and optimization, and agentic systems development.
  • Translate business and product problems into data science solutions.
  • Design experiments to validate hypotheses and measure impact.
  • Iterate on models based on performance, feedback, and real-world usage.
  • Work with data engineers to define and build scalable data pipelines.
  • Clean, process, and structure creator data, content metadata, and campaign performance datasets.
  • Design meaningful features that improve model performance.
  • Collaborate with product managers and engineers to integrate models into the platform.
  • Ensure models are production-ready, reliable, and scalable.
  • Contribute to API design, model serving, and inference workflows.
  • Track model performance using appropriate metrics, including accuracy, precision, recall, and business key performance indicators.
  • Maintain documentation and ensure reproducibility.

Desired Qualifications

  • Familiarity with large language models, natural language processing, or recommendation systems.
  • Understanding of model deployment, including APIs and batch or real-time inference.
  • Experience in influencer marketing, advertising, or creator platforms.
  • Familiarity with social media data and YouTube, Twitch, or TikTok ecosystems.
  • Experience with embeddings, vector databases, or retrieval systems.
  • Basic knowledge of data engineering or MLOps workflows.

About the Company

Tencent

Global tech conglomerate: social, gaming, cloud

Tencent is a Chinese tech group that runs major consumer platforms, online gaming, music and video streaming, fintech services, and cloud/enterprise software. Its products include Weixin/WeChat and QQ for messaging and social features with integrated payments, Tencent Cloud for AI and cloud infrastructure, and a large portfolio of games (in-house titles and stakes in studios like Riot Games and Epic Games). It differentiates itself through a massive global user base, a broad, interconnected ecosystem, and deep investments across gaming, media, fintech, and cloud, creating synergies across consumer and enterprise offerings. Its goal is to connect people and businesses through a comprehensive digital platform, expanding its services and AI-powered tools at scale.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Shenzhen, China
Founded
1998

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