Data Scientist Intern

L&Q OASIS PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Lightspeed Studios in Singapore seeks a research-focused ML specialist to advance AI for online gaming across multiple genres and devices.

You will design and evaluate algorithms, mine large-scale data for user behavior, and build models for retention and engagement, collaborating with engineers and product teams.

A strong background in statistics, ML, NLP, and programming is required; experience with Hadoop/Spark is a plus.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of statistical models and ML principles.
• Experience with data mining, clustering and classification.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language and data structures.

Responsibilities

• Research state-of-the-art ML and DL methods for game data.
• Design, evaluate and improve core AI algorithms for online serving.
• Perform in-depth statistical analyses on large-scale data.
• Conduct sentiment analysis, topic modeling and text summarization on user comments.
• Identify user pain points and propose data-driven retention strategies.
• Improve data analysis pipelines using distributed computing platforms.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and publish findings when possible.

Skills

Statistical models

Machine learning

NLP

Sentiment analysis

Text summarization

Programming

Tools

Hadoop

Spark

Hive

Job description

Business Unit LIGHTSPEED STUDIOS is made up of passionate players who advance the art & science of game development through great stories, great gameplay, and advanced technology. We are focused on bringing next generation experiences to gamers who want to enjoy them anywhere, anytime, across multiple genres and devices.

About the Hiring Team Lightspeed Tech Center is a R&D department under Lightspeed Studios which develop PUBG Mobile and other high-quality games. Our Tech Center leads the research, exploration, and discovery of innovative technologies and provides technical services for all games during all phases of life cycle, including engine, audio, QA, AI, next generation game, technical cooperation, etc.

What the Role Entails

Research on state-of-the-art machine learning, deep learning, social-network data mining and recommendation algorithms with game data, help design, evaluate and improve the core algorithm and strategy for online AI serving. Response for in-depth statistical analysis from large-scale data, mining for user behavior and attributes, building user portraits. Conduct sentiment analysis, topic modeling and summarization on massive user comments. Identify user pain points through massive data and proposing strategies improving user retention. Improving data analysis pipelines, combining business requirements and data, by using distributed computation platform, develop efficient and reliable data mining solutions. Research on AI agents for upgrading existing working pipeline.

Who We Look For

A strong understanding of statistical models, related machine learning principles, and experience working on data mining related projects. Familiar with machine learning, deep learning and recommendation algorithms such as clustering and classification, grasping and having deep understanding in at least one of them. Strong self-driven ability, team cooperation ability, anti-pressure ability and studious candidates is preferred. Proficient in at least one programming language, familiar with basic data structures and algorithms.

• Preferred: Candidates with research experience such as academic publications.
• Candidates with NLP experience such as sentiment analysis, text summary, LLM fine-tune, AI agents.
• Candidates familiar with causal inference or optimization algorithms.
• Candidates having big data experience, and familiar with distributed computation framework such as Hadoop, spark, hive and etc.
• Candidates with strong logical thinking ability, communication ability and business understanding, and familiar with game situations.

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.