Backend Engineer, Digital Bank (2027 Graduate)

Shopee; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Shopee, a leading e-commerce group, seeks a backend engineer to design, build and optimize digital banking backend services and infrastructure. You will contribute to high-performance, scalable systems and collaborate with product teams to translate business needs into robust technical designs.

The role emphasizes modern frameworks, databases, and AI-aware development, with opportunities to explore AI-driven improvements in banking workflows and developer productivity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a technical field.
• Strong CS fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, networks, OS.
• Proficiency in at least one backend language (Go/Java/Python/C/C++).
• Familiar with web frameworks, RPC, and protocols.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize digital banking backend services and platforms.
• Contribute to server-side architecture for high-performance, secure systems.
• Translate business needs into technical design with product teams.
• Optimize performance, stability, and concurrency in banking workloads.
• Develop internal tools, automation, and workflows to boost efficiency.
• Explore AI technologies and their applications in banking contexts.
• Leverage AI-assisted coding methodologies to improve delivery.

Skills

Backend

Golang

Java

Python

C/C++

Gin

gRPC

Spring Boot

Django

Flask

MySQL

Redis

Kafka

Kubernetes

AI interest

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/SE/AI

Tools

Redis

Kafka

Kubernetes

MySQL

gRPC

Spring Boot

Django

Flask

Job description

About The Team

Shopee will be prioritizing applicants who have a

do not require Shopee sponsorship of a visa. Kindly note that you can only be considered in

considered for jobs in the order that you have applied. We aspire to make banking simple, secure, and accessible for everyone. Our Digital Banking Technology teams build and operate high-performance backend platforms and infrastructure that power seamless digital financial products - including savings, payments, loans, and wealth management for individuals and enterprises worldwide.

About The Team

Shopee will be prioritizing applicants who have a current right to work in Singapore, and do not require Shopee sponsorship of a visa. Kindly note that you can only be considered in one recruitment process at a time within Sea Group and will be considered for jobs in the order that you have applied. We aspire to make banking simple, secure, and accessible for everyone. Our Digital Banking Technology teams build and operate high-performance backend platforms and infrastructure that power seamless digital financial products - including savings, payments, loans, and wealth management for individuals and enterprises worldwide.

We encourage engineering excellence, continuous learning, and the proactive adoption of modern AI techniques to transform complex financial requirements into robust, intelligent software products.

Job Description

• Participate in the design, development, and continuous optimization of digital banking backend services and technical platforms, delivering high-quality, maintainable code.
• Contribute to server-side architecture design to build high-performance, highly available, secure, and scalable distributed systems.
• Deeply understand business requirements, collaborating with Product Managers and cross-functional teams to translate business needs into technical designs and scalable features.
• Continuously optimize system performance, stability, resource utilization, and user experience for high-concurrency banking scenarios.
• Design and develop internal developer tools, automation scripts, and workflows to boost R&D efficiency and engineering quality.
• Explore emerging AI technologies (e.g., LLMs, AI Agents, AIGC) and evaluate their applications in banking business scenarios and intelligent R&D practices.
• Leverage AI-assisted coding methodologies (e.g., Vibe Coding / AI copilots) to streamline code generation, testing, and delivery processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, or related technical disciplines
• Solid foundation in Computer Science core principles, including Data Structures, Algorithms, Computer Networks, and Operating Systems.
• Proficiency in at least one mainstream backend language (Golang, Java, Python, or C/C++).
• Familiarity with web frameworks, RPC, and protocols (e.g., Gin, gRPC, Spring Boot, Django, Flask, HTTP/TCP, Protocol Buffers).
• Hands-on experience or working knowledge of databases (e.g., MySQL) and middleware (e.g., Redis, Kafka, microservices/K8s).
• Basic understanding of software design patterns, distributed systems, high concurrency architectures, caching mechanisms, and performance tuning.
• Strong interest in AI, with eagerness to learn and experiment with front-tier technologies like LLMs, Agent/Skill frameworks, and Prompt Engineering.
• Excellent logical thinking, analytical skills, rapid learning capability, and clear communication skills.