Senior Data Scientist – Gaming Analytics & AI

Tencent; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Tencent Games is seeking a data science professional to analyze large-scale gaming datasets, build ML-powered data products, and translate findings into actionable business insights. You will collaborate with product and engineering teams to drive data-driven strategies and impact across titles like Honor of Kings, PUBG MOBILE and others.

The role requires expertise in statistics and ML, strong Python/SQL skills, and a passion for games.

Qualifications

• MS or PhD in a quantitative discipline such as Statistics, Math, Economics, CS.
• Experience in statistical analysis (probabilities, hypothesis testing, multivariate analysis, time series analysis, predictive modeling, A/B experiments).
• Experience building data products and machine learning systems on large datasets; fraud detection a plus.
• Proficient in Python and SQL; strong understanding of AI/LLM and applying them to real-world problems.

Responsibilities

• Analyze large-scale datasets to solve complex business and technical challenges in gaming through analytics, forecasting, machine learning, recommender systems, generative AI, experimentation, causal inference, and econometrics.
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to develop data-driven strategies and implement solutions that enhance business value.
• Deliver actionable business insights to internal and external stakeholders.
• Stay updated with the latest advancements in data science, machine learning, and generative AI, utilizing these technologies to innovate in gaming applications.
• Engage in technical knowledge sharing, documentation, and cross-team collaboration.

Skills

Statistics

Multivariate analysis

Time series analysis

A/B testing

Python

SQL

Machine learning

Econometrics

Education

MS/PhD

Tools

Python

SQL

ML libraries

Job description

Tencent Games is seeking a data science professional to analyze large-scale gaming datasets, build ML-powered data products, and translate findings into actionable business insights. You will collaborate with product and engineering teams to drive data-driven strategies and impact across titles like Honor of Kings, PUBG MOBILE and others.

The role requires expertise in statistics and ML, strong Python/SQL skills, and a passion for games.