WeChat - Data Scientist
Tencent · Singapore, Singapore
Apply & track with Apply EdgeAbout TencentTencent is an Internet-based platform company founded in Shenzhen, China, in 1998. We use technology to enrich the lives of Internet users and assist the digital upgrade of enterprises. Our mission is "Value for Users, Tech for Good". We embrace a culture of teamwork & creativity and are driven by our values - Integrity, Proactivity, Collaboration and Creativity.We are rapidly expanding our international operations and are looking for top talent to propel us forward. Combining the results-oriented nature of a start-up with the resources of a profitable and leading Internet company, Tencent offers a unique opportunity for aspiring individuals to thrive.About WeChatWith over 1.2 billion users worldwide, WeChat is changing the mobile landscape by connecting people, services, and businesses in China and around-the world. The WeChat team in Singapore is responsible for managing and growing our core product including messaging and social networking for users worldwide (excluding the Chinese mainland).Join the WeChat team and play an impactful role in keeping people around the world connected, help redefine how people use their mobile devices to communicate and interact online, and understand user behavior and preferences of users worldwide.ResponsibilitiesExplore both qualitative and quantitative data sets, perform in-depth analysis to derive actionable insights, identify problems, and propose data-driven solutions for the WeChat ecosystemCollect large sets of structured and unstructured data from independent sources; clean, validate, and transform data to ensure accuracy, completeness, and uniformityDesign and maintain dashboards, reports, and automated data pipelines to support ongoing business monitoring and decision-makingAnalyze data to identify patterns, trends, and anomalies, uncovering potential opportunities and/or threats to the WeChat ecosystemInterpret findings to discover solutions or opportunities and build story-boards to communicate insights to the business for actionOwn and evolve the computer vision infrastructure, including building, optimizing, and maintaining CV model training/serving pipelines, evaluation frameworks, and related toolchainsDevelop and deploy computer vision solutions (e.g., image/video understanding, OCR, content moderation, multimodal analysis) to address business needs across the WeChat ecosystemLeverage LLM-based approaches and other machine learning / deep learning techniques where appropriate to enhance analytical capabilities and support intelligent product featuresRequirementsBachelor's degree or above in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science, or a similar quantitative fieldHands-on experience with LLM application development (e.g., fine-tuning, RAG, Agent frameworks such as LangChain/LlamaIndex/AutoGen) is strongly preferredExperience with computer vision models (e.g., object detection, image classification, multimodal models) is a plusGood knowledge of Python; familiarity with C/C++ is a plusFamiliarity with mainstream deep learning frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow) and model deployment tools (e.g., Docker, FastAPI, TensorRT) is preferredExperience with vector databases (e.g., Milvus, FAISS, Pinecone) or data pipeline tools is a plusAbility to communicate complex technical ideas to non-technical stakeholders in a clear and accessible mannerSelf-driven, innovative, and collaborative, with strong communication and presentation skills; able to bridge business and technical audiencesFluency in both English and Mandarin to collaborate with international stakeholders and headquarters-based teams