Senior Researcher, Natural Language Processing

2 Months ago • 4-8 Years • Research & Development • Artificial Intelligence

Job Summary

Job Description

Tencent's Lightspeed Studios seeks a Senior Researcher in Natural Language Processing (NLP) to conduct research and development in areas such as Chinese word segmentation, part-of-speech tagging, sentence analysis, named entity recognition, text classification, sentiment analysis, data mining, text generation, and topic analysis. Responsibilities include optimizing online algorithms, developing efficient NLP solutions, exploring NLP applications in games, and staying abreast of the latest academic and industry advancements. The ideal candidate possesses strong NLP fundamentals, statistical modeling expertise, machine learning skills, and experience in NLP projects. Experience with big data, knowledge graph creation, and deep learning is preferred, along with familiarity with various NLP techniques and deep learning algorithms (RNN, CNN, LSTM, GAN). Publication in NLP journals or conferences is a plus.
Must have:
  • NLP fundamentals
  • Machine learning principles
  • NLP project experience
  • Programming proficiency
  • Data structures & algorithms
  • Word segmentation
  • Part-of-speech tagging
Good to have:
  • Big data mining
  • Knowledge-graph creation
  • Deep learning experience
  • Sentiment analysis
  • Relationship extraction
  • Event extraction
  • Academic publications (EMNLP, ACL)

Job Details

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

Responsible for NLP research and development including Chinese word segmentation, part-of-speech tagging, sentence analysis, and named entity recognition.

Responsible for text classification, sentiment analysis, data mining, text generation, topic analysis, label extraction, and other research and development job.

Optimize existing online algorithms, develop efficient and reliable NLP solutions by combining business needs and data.

Explore applications of NLP techniques and deep learning algorithms in games.

Follow the latest developments in academia and industry and quickly apply findings in your work.

Who We Look For

Familiar with NLP fundamentals, with a strong understanding of statistical models, related machine learning principles, and experience working on NLP related projects.

Proficient in at least one programming language, familiar with basic data structures and algorithms.

Experience in big data mining, knowledge-graph auto-making, and deep learning experience is preferred.

Familiar with word segmentation, part-of-speech tagging, entity recognition, sentence analysis, model pre-training. Experience in sentiment analysis, relationship extraction, and event extraction is preferred.

Publication of academic results in academic journals and conferences in NLP-related fields (such as: EMNLP, ACL) is preferred.

Familiar with CRF, SVM, and other classic machine learning algorithms and tools, word vectors, RNN, CNN, LSTM, GAN, and other deep learning experiences are preferred.

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.

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


Founded in 1998 with its headquarters in Shenzhen, China, Tencent's guiding principle is to use technology for good. Our communication and social services connect more than one billion people around the world, helping them to keep in touch with friends and family, access transportation, pay for daily necessities, and even be entertained.


Tencent also publishes some of the world's most popular video games and other high-quality digital content, enriching interactive entertainment experiences for people around the globe.


Tencent also offers a range of services such as cloud computing, advertising, FinTech, and other enterprise services to support our clients' digital transformation and business growth.


Tencent has been listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong since 2004.

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