Backend Engineer - Scalable E-commerce Systems

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

Job summary

Shopee in Singapore is seeking a backend engineer to design, develop and maintain backend services for the Marketplace Buyer team. You will collaborate with product and engineering to deliver scalable, high-performance solutions that power millions of transactions daily.

You will own components end-to-end, participate in design discussions, and troubleshoot performance issues while upholding code quality and robust operations in a fast-paced, globally distributed platform.

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 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).

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain backend services.
• Collaborate with the product team and provide technical inputs to support product decision making.
• Participate in technical design discussions and contribute to the end solution.
• Execute and implement technical designs.
• Troubleshoot issues related to business logic or performance.

Skills

Backend development

Logical thinking

Problem solving

Ownership

Communication

Teamwork

Independent under pressure

Coding passion

Education

Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science, Engineering, or related fields

Tools

Java

Python

Golang

C++

Linux

MySQL

Job description

Shopee in Singapore is seeking a backend engineer to design, develop and maintain backend services for the Marketplace Buyer team. You will collaborate with product and engineering to deliver scalable, high-performance solutions that power millions of transactions daily.

You will own components end-to-end, participate in design discussions, and troubleshoot performance issues while upholding code quality and robust operations in a fast-paced, globally distributed platform.