Data Science Intern (Analytics), 6-month internship

Tencent; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Tencent Games is seeking a data analytics scientist to tackle large-scale datasets and build data-driven strategies for gaming products. You will collaborate with product and engineering teams to optimize business value and drive innovation using machine learning, AI/LLM, and experimentation.

The role emphasizes developing robust data pipelines, staying current with AI advancements, and communicating insights to stakeholders across the organization.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a MS or PhD in Statistics, Economics, CS, Machine Learning or related field.
• Experience with statistical analysis (hypothesis testing, time series, predictive modeling).
• Hands-on ML systems on large datasets; familiarity with AI/LLM is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Analyze large-scale datasets to solve business and technical challenges in gaming.
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to build data-driven strategies.
• Develop data scraping, ingestion, and data wrangling pipelines at scale.

Skills

Python

SQL

Statistical analysis

Machine learning

AI/LLM knowledge

Communication

Education

MS or PhD in quantitative field

Tools

Python

SQL

ML frameworks

Job description

Business Unit Tencent Games was established in 2003. We are a leading global platform for game development, operations and publishing, and the largest online game community in China. Tencent Games has developed and operated over 140 games. We provide cross-platform interactive entertainment experience for more than 800 million users in over 200 countries and regions around the world. Honor of Kings, PUBG MOBILE, and League of Legends, are some of our most popular titles around the world. Meanwhile, we actively promote the development of esports industry, work with global partners to build an open, collaborative and symbiotic industrial ecology, and create high-quality digital life experiences for players.

What the Role Entails

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. Develop and maintain robust data scraping and collection pipelines (web crawling, API ingestion, data wrangling) to gather competitive intelligence, market signals, and player/community data at scale. 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.

Who We Look For

Pursuing a M.S., or Ph.D. degree in a quantitative discipline such as Statistics, Math, Economics, Computer Science, Machine Learning, etc. Experience in statistical analysis (probabilities, hypothesis testing, multivariate analysis, time series analysis, predictive modeling, A/B experiments, etc.). Experience with building complex data products and machine learning systems on large datasets preferred. Proficient in Python and SQL. Solid understanding of modern AI/LLM and hands‑on experience applying them to real‑world problems is a plus. Excellent communication, collaboration, execution capabilities, and keen business acumen. Passionate about games and the gaming industry. Gaming experiences in FPS/TPS titles is a plus.

Equal Employment Opportunity at Tencent

As an equal opportunity employer, we firmly believe that diverse voices fuel our innovation and allow us to better serve our users and the community. We foster an environment where every employee of Tencent feels supported and inspired to achieve individual and common goals.

Who we are

Tencent is a world-leading internet and technology company that develops innovative products and services to improve the quality of life for people around the world.

Equal Employment Opportunity at Tencent As an equal opportunity employer, we firmly believe that diverse voices fuel our innovation and allow us to better serve our users and the community. We foster an environment where every employee of Tencent feels supported and inspired to achieve individual and common goals.