Computer Software Engineer (Junior Level)

Xiaomi Technology; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Xiaomi Technology is looking for a skilled Database Engineer in Singapore. The role includes the design, implementation, and troubleshooting of robust database systems, focusing on high availability and scalability. You will collaborate with developers to enhance database performance and conduct on-call rotations for critical issue resolution. Candidates should have a degree in Computer Science or a related field, with experience in backend programming languages, and familiarity with various database technologies like MySQL and MongoDB.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or higher degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related discipline.
• Familiar with TCP/IP, Data Structures, Algorithms, and operating systems.
• Basic understanding of database theory and system architecture.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the design and optimization of database systems.
• Collaborate with application developers to improve database performance.
• Participate in a 24*7 on-call rotation to resolve critical database issues.

Skills

Database design and optimization

Communication skills

Experience with backend languages

Familiar with Unix/Linux

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline

Tools

MySQL

Redis

MongoDB

HDFS

HBase

Job description

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the design, monitoring, implementation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and optimization of database systems, ensuring high availability, scalability and reliability；
• Design and develop computer software or utility toolkits to automate and more efficiently manage large‑scale database instances；
• Perform database fault detection, localization, and stop‑loss capability development to improve anomaly recovery speed；
• Collaborate with application developer teams to improve database performance and reliability；
• Responsible for participating in a 24*7 on‑call rotation to ensure high availability and resolving critical database issues。

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or higher degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Programming, Science (Computer Studies) or related discipline；
• Familiar with TCP/IP, Data Structures, Algorithms and other protocols, and have good knowledge of operation system, network, database, computer architecture；
• Basic understanding of database theory and system architecture (index, transactions, ACID, MVCC, Raft, Sharding, CAP, High Availability) ；
• Experience in at least one backend language (Python, Golang, Java etc) ；
• Familiar with Unix/Linux operating systems and networking is preferred；
• Experience in MySQL, Redis, MongoDB, HDFS, HBase is preferred；
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with cross‑functional teams；