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It is a global game publisher offering a comprehensive network of services for games, development teams, and studios around the world.\nWe are dedicated to delivering engaging and original gaming experiences to a worldwide audience, whenever and wherever they choose to play while building a community that fosters inclusivity, connection, and accessibility. Level Infinite also provides a wide range of services and resources to our network of developers and partner studios around the world to help them unlock the true potential of their games.\nWhat the Role Entails\nTencent 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.\nTencent 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.\nLevel Infinite is Tencent’s global gaming brand. It is a global game publisher offering a comprehensive network of services for games, development teams, and studios around the world. We are dedicated to delivering engaging and original gaming experiences to a worldwide audience, whenever and wherever they choose to play while building a community that fosters inclusivity, connection, and accessibility. 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Our mission is to solve complex challenges in the gaming industry through advanced data science, experimentation, and machine learning - transforming insights into actions that shape the future of play for billions of gamers.\nWhat You’ll Do As a Data Scientist at Tencent Games:\nLeverage large-scale data to uncover insights, guide decision-making, and drive measurable business impact across R&D, marketing, and live-ops stages.\nBuild computational workflows using Python, SQL, and big-data ecosystems to process and analyze complex datasets.\nDesign and deploy scalable, automated frameworks for A/B testing, statistical modeling, and machine learning.\nPartner with product, engineering, and business stakeholders to design end-to-end data solutions that optimize player experience, monetization, and operational efficiency.\nContribute to a culture of experimentation and scientific rigor through analytics innovation, reproducibility, and continuous learning.\nWho We Look For\nWhat We’re Looking For:\nPh.D in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related quantitative discipline.\nDeep understanding of mathematical modeling, statistical inference, and machine learning techniques applied to real-world data.\nStrong proficiency in Python and SQL; experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, Looker) is a plus.\nProven ability to translate complex data into actionable business insights and communicate findings effectively to non-technical audiences.\nPassion for gaming and enthusiasm for using data to improve player engagement and business outcomes.\nWhy Tencent Games Global\nScale & Impact: Access data from our players worldwide and make decisions that shape the global gaming landscape.\nInnovation & Growth: Collaborate with world-class experts across data science, game design, and AI research.\nCulture & Collaboration: Thrive in a friendly, cross-cultural environment that values curiosity, ownership, and creativity.\nGlobal Opportunities: Work with teams across Shenzhen, Shanghai, and Palo Alto - where data meets global gaming innovation.\nLocation State(s)\nUS-California-Palo Alto\nThe expected base pay range for this position in the location(s) listed above is $118,100.00 to $274,600.00 per year. 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