Data Science Intern - Rakuten Advertising (Paris Office)

Job Description:

At Rakuten Advertising, our mission is to revolutionize the Ad Tech and Affiliate business through cutting-edge technology. As a Data Scientist Intern, you'll dive into a vast ocean of data, processing hundreds of millions of events daily. Your creativity and skills will be the driving force that keeps us at the forefront of online advertising.

About Our Team

Our team focuses on solving challenges inherent in the online advertising ecosystem, with a special focus on affiliate advertising. By leveraging the latest technologies and gaining a deep understanding of the business, we tackle topics ranging from forecasting and recommendation systems to anomaly detection and regression analysis. Our goal is to solidify Rakuten Advertising's position as a leader in the industry.

Fields of Study Related to the Role

• Machine Learning and Statistics
• Customer Behavior Analysis and Performance Prediction
• Data Analytics
• Big Data Management

Internship Opportunity

Rakuten Advertising is seeking a Data Science Intern to join its Paris office for a 6-month internship.

Key Responsibilities

• Explore and implement Machine Learning and Deep Learning methods to enhance our in-house tools and models.
• Develop prompts for text generative AI to maximize their potential for our needs.
• Analyze text and image content in our internal advertising datasets to uncover new indicators and business trends.
• Design and supervise experiments, drawing significant conclusions to enhance our understanding of the affiliate business.
• Collaborate across the company to meet product requirements, maximize customer satisfaction, and develop prototypes and model features while maintaining a clean codebase.
• Effectively communicate analyses and findings through interactive visualizations, documents, and presentations.
• Write detailed and precise documentation of your work.

Minimum Requirements

To succeed in this role, you must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Here are the key requirements:

• Interest in e-commerce and new technologies.
• Experience with Machine Learning methods (NLP, LLM, Image Recognition, Prompt Engineering, Online Learning Algorithm is a plus).
• Proficient in Python and SQL.
• Strong skills in statistics and mathematics.
• Excellent conversational and written English skills for presentations, documentation, and discussions.

Qualifications

• Final year student in a Master's program in Machine Learning, Statistics, Mathematics, or Applied Mathematics.
• Eligible for a 6-month internship with an internship agreement.
• Relevant prior internship experience (preferred).

Our Principles for Success

Rakuten worldwide practices describe specific behaviors that make us unique and united globally. We expect all employees to embody these 5 Shugi Principles of Success:

• Always Improve, Always Advance - Kaizen: Strive for complete success.
• Passionately Professional: Maintain an uncompromising approach to your work and aim to be the best.
• Hypothesize - Practice - Validate - Shikumika: Use the Rakuten Cycle to succeed in uncharted territories.
• Maximize Customer Satisfaction: Derive the greatest satisfaction from seeing customers happy.
• Speed!! Speed!! Speed!!: Be mindful of time, set clear goals, and engage your team proactively.

Additional Information

Company Name: Groupe Rakuten France

Job Title: Intern - Data Science