Data Scientist Intern (Safety Strategies)

About the role

Weixin Group (WXG) builds and operates the Weixin ecosystem, including Official Accounts, Mini Programs, Weixin Pay, WeCom and search, and also develops QQ Mail and WeRead. This internship sits within the Safety Strategies team, which protects users from fraud and spam while improving their safety experience.

Key responsibilities

• Help design safe processes and manage safety rules to protect accounts and improve the safety experience.
• Analyse behavioural trends to spot malicious activity and anomalies in the WeChat ecosystem using data analysis and machine learning.
• Develop strategies to track fraudulent accounts and protect users from spam or fraud.
• Deploy and maintain machine learning models used to detect malicious accounts.

Required profile

• Currently pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Computer Engineering or a related field.
• Experience building machine learning or deep learning solutions.
• Ability to explain complex ideas simply to non-technical stakeholders.
• Self-driven, innovative, collaborative, with good communication and presentation skills, able to bridge business and technical audiences.
• Proficiency in English and Mandarin, as the role involves regular collaboration with regional teams and Mandarin-speaking stakeholders, including counterparts in China.

Required skills

• Good knowledge of Python; C++ or Go is preferred.
• Machine learning and deep learning.