Backend Engineer Intern - Global Platform, Mentorship

Tencent; Singapore; On-site; SGD 13,000 - 20,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship from senior engineers

Hands-on software development exposure

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Tencent Singapore invites motivated undergraduates or graduates to join our backend development internship, gaining hands-on experience with our core platform in a multinational team. You will contribute to building scalable services, collaborate with senior engineers, and learn our development practices and safety standards.

The program runs for at least three months and offers mentorship, exposure to real projects, and potential full-time opportunities in backend development or related areas.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program in Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, or related fields.
• Proficiency in backend software design, development, and deployment practices with at least one of the following programming languages: C++, Python, Golang, Java, or Scala.
• Familiarity with Linux operating system and common system tools.
• Prior experience with big data and streaming frameworks (Hadoop, Spark, Hive, Kafka, Flink, Iceberg, etc.) is a plus.
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes is an asset.
• Strong ownership, customer-oriented values, and integrity demonstrated.
• Good programming discipline, fast-learning ability, and teamwork skills.
• Prior internet industry work or internship experience is a plus.
• Require bilingual proficiency as communications and materials are regularly shared in both English and Mandarin with the global and China HQ teams; Japanese proficiency is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop innovative IT solutions that drive business impact, leveraging cutting-edge technologies and methods
• Collaborate with Product and Safety teams to deliver robust and secure online services that meet business requirements
• Design and execute plans to improve data compliance, user safety, and service reliability for users worldwide
• Work with partners to define processes and develop internal and external tools for core operations (user ops, safety ops, developer ops, and service reliability)
• Assist other teams in making WeChat features available, safe, and compliant for users globally

Skills

C++

Python

Golang

Java

Scala

Linux

Docker

Kubernetes

Bilingual English/Mandarin

Teamwork

Education

Undergraduate or Graduate degree in CS/IT/CE

Tools

Hadoop

Spark

Kafka

Flink

Iceberg

Job description

Tencent Singapore invites motivated undergraduates or graduates to join our backend development internship, gaining hands-on experience with our core platform in a multinational team. You will contribute to building scalable services, collaborate with senior engineers, and learn our development practices and safety standards.

The program runs for at least three months and offers mentorship, exposure to real projects, and potential full-time opportunities in backend development or related areas.