Senior Backend Engineer

Shopee; Singapore; On-site; USD 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic e-commerce innovation team at a leading platform, where your engineering skills will help shape the future of online shopping. As part of the Marketplace Promotion team, you will work collaboratively to enhance user experiences through seamless promotions and campaigns. This role offers the chance to tackle complex technical challenges while building scalable systems that drive efficiency and elevate seller orders. If you're passionate about technology and eager to make an impact, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• 2 years of experience in Backend Development required.
• Strong hands-on experience with Golang, Python, Java, or C++.

Responsibilities

• Analyze product requirements for various promotion domains.
• Design technical solutions with detailed analysis and documentation.

Skills

Backend Development

Golang

Python

Java

C++

Data Structures and Algorithms

Computer Networks

Operating Systems

Databases

Distributed Systems Fundamentals

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science

Master's in Computer Science

Tools

MySQL

Redis

Kafka

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.

About the Team: Join Shopee's Marketplace Promotion team, a hub of e-commerce innovation! Our dedicated engineers in backend, frontend, and QA drive seamless promotions and elevate the buyer experience. Architects of primary entry points like the Homepage and Banners, we collaborate with the APP team to enhance user traffic efficiency. Steering features like Vouchers, Item Discounts & Flash Sale, Add On Deals & Bundle deals, and Shopee Coins, we propel discounts, boost platform traffic, and elevate seller orders. Empowering campaign management with efficient platforms, we redefine marketing efficiency. Shape the e-commerce future with us – your journey of innovation and impact begins here!

Job Description:

• Take part in product requirement analysis involving various features to support different promotion domains.
• Designing technical solutions for the requirements with detailed analysis and documentation.
• Building large scale distributed systems optimized for performance, availability and scalability with critical monitoring.
• Writing clean, testable, extendable and maintainable code using engineering best practices.
• Be a team player by communicating & collaborating with other team members effectively to deliver the projects.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s or higher degree in Computer Science or related fields.
• 2 years of experience in Backend Development.
• Strong logical and analytical thinking skills.
• Strong hands-on experience with one or more of the following commonly used languages: Golang, Python, Java, or C++.
• In-depth understanding of Data Structures and Algorithms, Computer Networks, Operating Systems, Databases, and computer science fundamentals.
• Good understanding of Distributed Systems Fundamentals, Caching Mechanisms, and Concurrency.

Preferred:

• Familiar with Data & Web Security.
• Familiar with commonly used Relational Databases, such as MySQL.
• Familiar with commonly used NoSQL storage and Distributed Event streaming platforms such as Redis and Kafka respectively.
• Familiar with commonly used network protocols, such as HTTP, TCP, UDP.