Research Intern (AI)

Location: Singapore; in-office

Company

hirify.global is an independent research and analysis firm covering the semiconductor and AI industries across fabrication, AI models, software, infrastructure, industry models, equity research, consulting, and technical due diligence.

What you will do

• Maintain the China Datacenter Industry Model by collecting, cleaning, and structuring data on Chinese hyperscalers, AI labs, and datacenter developers.
• Update a location-by-location tracker covering self-built datacenters, leasing, and major AI compute clusters in China.
• Monitor LLM progress, regulatory changes, and semiconductor constraints affecting China’s datacenter buildout.
• Summarize developments and gather research to support client questions and institutional research.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in finance, economics, computer science, or a related field.
• Fluent Mandarin and Chinese reading proficiency sufficient to work with company disclosures, policy documents, and industry data.
• Demonstrated interest in the digital infrastructure value chain through coursework, prior internships, personal projects, or writing.
• Strong attention to detail and comfort working with large sets of raw data.
• Proficient with spreadsheets and able to build simple models from fragmented information.
• Team-oriented, with good communication skills and a commitment to timely delivery.
• Intellectually curious and eager to learn from technologists and analysts.

Nice to have

• Experience with AI tools.

Culture & Benefits

• Learn to build bottom-up industry models from limited disclosures and translate corporate filings into financial impact.
• Gain technical understanding of AI infrastructure and how hardware constraints affect business outcomes.
• Receive exposure to institutional research publication, defense, frontier research, and firmwide resources.
• Work alongside analysts and technologists on research for sophisticated clients.