Senior Backend Engineer, Global Payments Platform

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

Job summary

ShopeePay is seeking a backend engineer to join our financial backend team. You will participate in design and development of payment, payout, channel integration, and fund security modules, and contribute to high-concurrency, high-availability systems.

Collaborate with multinational teams across Southeast Asia and Latin America, apply AI tools to improve daily work, and help deliver scalable, secure payment services for merchants and users.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or above in computer science, information engineering, or related majors with in-depth understanding of computer science fundamentals (data structures and algorithms, operating systems, networks, databases, etc).
• At least 3 years of full time working experience with backend systems and development experience.
• Strong proficiency in Golang, Python, or Java;
• Proficiency or previous experience with core middleware such as MySQL, Redis, and Kafka.
• Familiarity with Linux systems, with prior experience in performance troubleshooting and optimization.
• Prior experience in payment systems or fund processing systems; prior experience in e-commerce or e-wallet systems is a plus.
• Strong team collaboration skills, proactive communication, and self-driven problem-solving ability.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the design and development of financial backend systems, such as payment, payout, channel integration, and fund security modules.
• Contribute to the architecture design and development of high-concurrency, high-availability, and high-performance systems.
• Design and develop system modules with stringent requirements for fund security, data security, and disaster recovery capabilities.
• Integrate channels and gateways across regions including Southeast Asia and Latin America.
• Provide payment and payout capabilities for businesses such as e-commerce, DP (Digital Payments), food delivery, and ShopeePay.
• Proactively learn and apply AI tools to rapidly improve daily work efficiency and quality.
• Collaborate with multinational teams to provide solutions to business problems.

Skills

Golang

Python

Java

High-concurrency design

Distributed systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related

Tools

MySQL

Redis

Kafka

Linux

Job description

ShopeePay is seeking a backend engineer to join our financial backend team. You will participate in design and development of payment, payout, channel integration, and fund security modules, and contribute to high-concurrency, high-availability systems.

Collaborate with multinational teams across Southeast Asia and Latin America, apply AI tools to improve daily work, and help deliver scalable, secure payment services for merchants and users.