Singapore Excellen · Singapore · Internship
Data Science | AI/ML | Commodities | Trading
About us
We are a Singapore-based commodity trading company specializing in copper and related metals, with an established presence globally and our parent company headquartered in Hong Kong. Our business involves physical trading, structured transactions, and risk-managed trading strategies.
The role
As a Data& AI Intern, you'll work directly with our trading team to build tools that make us smarter and faster. This isn't a research project — the work you do will be used by real traders making real decisions. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and early applications are strongly encouraged.
You will:
- Build and iterate on price forecasting models for copper and other base metals, drawing on LME data, macro indicators, and supply-demand fundamentals
- Develop interactive dashboards to visualise price trends, trading positions, and market data for internal use
- Design and implement AI-powered tools to automatically summarise market reports, news, and industry publications —surfacing what matters to the trading desk quickly
- Collect, clean, and structure data from multiple sources to support ongoing analysis and modelling
- Work closely with traders to understand what information they need and translate that into practical tools
Your profile
You are currently enrolled in a bachelor’s degree or higher program, preferably in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Business Analytics, or a related field. You'll also bring:
- Solid programming skills in Python; experience with data libraries such as pandas, scikit-learn, or PyTorch is a plus
- Familiarity with machine learning concepts and an interest in applying them to financial or commodities data
- Experience building dashboards or datavisualisations (e.g. Plotly, Streamlit, Power BI, or similar)
- Comfort working with APIs, scraping data, or handling messy real-world datasets
- Curiosity about commodity markets — you don't need to be a trader, but you should want to understand how the business works
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in English
What we value
- Commercial thinking. We care about what moves markets — we want people who do too.
- Getting things done. We're a lean team. You'll be given responsibility and expected to deliver.
- Intellectual rigour. We back our views with data and reasoning, not gut feel alone.
- Adaptability. Markets change fast. So do we.
How to apply
Please submit the following docs:
- CV
- Cover letter — tell us why you're interested in applying data and AI to commodity markets, and what you'd bring to the role.