Data Scientist Jobs in Singapore

Looking for a data scientist job in Singapore? Choose from 25 open roles at 16 employers. Explore real salary data and skills breakdown across remote, hybrid and on-site roles.

25 Open roles
16 Companies hiring

The market for Data scientists in Singapore

In the week to 4 October, 22 data scientist roles were open in Singapore at 12 employers. 1 new roles were posted during the week. Of the roles that say how they work, 23% are remote or hybrid.

Data scientists make up a meaningful share of the roles listed on the board this week. Among those with a stated seniority level, the large majority are senior positions, with lead roles and a small, roughly equal share of junior and director-level openings accounting for the rest. The postings span several weeks, with about a third having appeared within the past two months and a smaller proportion added in the last week or so. Hiring is concentrated: most roles on the board come from a relatively small number of employers. Large language models, agents and retrieval-augmented generation all appear in a substantial share of descriptions, reflecting an industry-wide shift toward applied AI work alongside traditional statistical and engineering tasks.

How recently the open roles were posted

This week 1
Last week 3
Two weeks ago 2
Three weeks ago 4
One to two months ago 5
Two to three months ago 7
Earlier 0

Figures are measured every Monday.

What do Data scientists in Singapore work on?

Data scientists draw on statistical modelling, machine learning and data engineering to help organisations make decisions from complex data. Day-to-day work typically includes building and validating predictive models, designing experiments, and working with engineering teams to move models into production. In Singapore, the role appears across financial services — where the Monetary Authority of Singapore's Project MindForge involves banks such as DBS, OCBC and UOB — as well as in technology firms clustered at one-north, and in consumer internet companies such as Sea Limited, headquartered at Fusionopolis Place. Research institutions including A*STAR's Centre for Frontier AI Research and programmes such as AI Singapore also draw on data science expertise, shaping what employers in the city expect from practitioners.

Skills and experience employers ask for

Python is mentioned in almost every description on the board, making it effectively the baseline. Statistical knowledge and SQL appear in most roles, pointing to a continued emphasis on rigorous analysis and working directly with data stores. Large language model skills, Spark for distributed data, and A/B testing each appear in a substantial share of descriptions. PyTorch, TensorFlow and retrieval-augmented generation feature in roughly a quarter, suggesting deep learning and generative AI work is common but not universal.

Python 88%
Statistics 72%
SQL 56%
LLMs 40%
A/B testing 36%
Spark 32%
Agents 28%
Evaluation 24%
APIs 24%
Azure 20%
NLP 20%
PyTorch 16%

Data Scientist roles that state a salary

The employers' own advertised ranges, for individual roles at different levels — not an average and not a market rate.

Singapore office, hybrid or remote?

Among the roles on the board that state a work mode, a large majority are fully on-site. Hybrid arrangements account for a much smaller share, and fully remote roles represent only a small minority. Candidates should expect most employers in this city to want regular in-person attendance.

Make your application specific to the work

  1. Build a project portfolio Hiring descriptions here consistently mention Python, statistics and SQL, so demonstrating applied work in all three — through public repositories, notebooks or case studies — gives a concrete signal of capability.
  2. Align to the seniority level Most listed roles are senior or lead positions, so tailor your application materials to show experience owning end-to-end projects and working across teams rather than executing tasks set by others.
  3. Address LLM and agent experience A large share of descriptions mention large language models, agents and retrieval-augmented generation; if you have relevant work, make it visible in your CV and be ready to discuss it specifically.
  4. Prepare for on-site work Given that the large majority of roles stating a work mode expect full on-site attendance, confirm your availability for in-person work in Singapore before applying to avoid mismatched expectations.

Questions about Data Scientist jobs in Singapore

Financial services is prominent, with the Monetary Authority of Singapore running AI initiatives involving major banks. Technology and consumer internet companies at one-north and Fusionopolis, biomedical research organisations, and national AI programmes such as AI Singapore also feature among employers.

Both exist. Institutions such as A*STAR's Centre for Frontier AI Research and Nanyang Technological University's College of Computing and Data Science do foundational research, while most commercial roles on the board lean toward applied modelling, experimentation and production systems.

Python is mentioned in almost every role listed on the board. Statistical methods, SQL, large language model frameworks, Spark, and A/B testing are each mentioned in a substantial share of descriptions, making them the most consistently valued skills.

Among the roles on the board that state a seniority level, the large majority are senior positions. Lead roles and small shares at junior and director level make up the remainder, so most openings assume considerable prior experience.

Remote roles are a small minority of those listed on the board that state a work mode. Most employers expect full on-site attendance, with a smaller share offering hybrid arrangements.

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