Backend Engineer - Engineering Infrastructure , Database as Service (DBaaS)

SHOPEE SINGAPORE PRIVATE LIMITED; Singapore; On-site; SGD 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the tech industry is seeking a passionate backend engineer with a strong foundation in computer science. The role involves designing and maintaining large-scale backend services, collaborating with database teams, and tackling complex technical challenges. Applicants should be familiar with backend programming languages and have a solid understanding of computer fundamentals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science, Engineering, or related fields.
• Familiar with at least one backend programming language such as Java, Python, Golang, or C++.
• Strong ownership and capable of working independently under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain high-performance, large-scale backend services of database product.
• Collaborate with the DBA and other infra teams to provide technical solution for database product ecosystem.
• Troubleshoot online related to business logic or performance.

Skills

Problem Solving

Teamwork

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Golang

Linux

MySQL

Kubernetes

Job description

The Engineering and Technology team is at the core of the Shopee platform development. The team is made up of a group of passionate engineers from all over the world, striving to build the best systems with the most suitable technologies. Our engineers do not merely solve problems at hand; We build foundations for a long-lasting future. We don't limit ourselves on what we can or can't do; we take matters into our own hands even if it means drilling down to the bottom layer of the computing platform. Shopee's hyper-growing business scale has transformed most "innocent" problems into huge technical challenges, and there is no better place to experience it first-hand if you love technologies as much as we do.

Job Description:

• Design, develop and maintain high-performance, large-scale backend services of database product
• Collaborate with the DBA and other infra teams to provide technical solution for database product ecosystem
• Participate in technical design discussions and contribute to the end solution
• Execute and implement technical designs
• Troubleshoot online related to business logic or performance

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science, Engineering, or related fields
• Familiar with at least one backend programming language such as Java, Python, Golang or C++
• Strong in logical thinking and problem solving skills, actively seeking challenges
• Strong ownership, good communication skills, having teamwork spirit and capable of working independently under pressure
• Passionate about coding and programming, innovation, and solving challenging problems
• In-depth understanding of computer science fundamentals (data structures and algorithms, operating systems, networks, databases, etc)

Good To Have

• Hands-on experience with Golang
• Familiar with Linux operating system
• Familiar with relational databases such as MySQL
• Familiar with Kubernetes and container
• Familiar with large scale system