Senior Backend Engineer (Java)

Shopee; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Shopee Singapore is seeking an experienced Backend Engineer to design and build backend services for large-scale data platforms, emphasizing scalability, reliability, and maintainability.

You will own modules from design to delivery, collaborate with product managers, data engineers, and frontend engineers, and optimize performance in distributed systems. Strong Java skills, Spring Frameworks, Linux, and MySQL are essential. Experience with large-scale data systems is valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
• At least 3 years of Java backend development experience.
• Strong Java fundamentals, including JVM, concurrency, and performance tuning.
• Experience with Spring Boot / Spring Cloud.
• Familiar with Linux environments and relational databases (MySQL).
• Strong learning ability and sense of ownership.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop backend services for large-scale data platforms, including data development, scheduling, data assets, and analytics services.
• Build and evolve core system modules and frameworks with a focus on scalability, stability, and maintainability.
• Abstract complex data models and computation logic into clear, user-facing platform capabilities.
• Troubleshoot and solve complex technical and business problems in distributed systems.
• Contribute to system reliability, performance optimization, and high-availability design.
• Collaborate closely with product managers, data engineers, and frontend engineers.

Skills

Java backend development

System design

Distributed systems

Ownership & learning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Spring Boot

Spring Cloud

Linux

MySQL

Job description

About The Team

We build scalable data platform and intelligent analytics products that power analytics, BI, and business decision-making across the company. Our focus includes data platform engineering, data asset management, and next-generation ChatBI / AI-driven analytics.

Job Description

• Design and develop backend services for large-scale data platforms, including data development, scheduling, data assets, and analytics services


• Build and evolve core system modules and frameworks with a focus on scalability, stability, and maintainability


• Abstract complex data models and computation logic into clear, user-facing platform capabilities


• Troubleshoot and solve complex technical and business problems in distributed systems


• Contribute to system reliability, performance optimization, and high-availability design


• Collaborate closely with product managers, data engineers, and frontend engineers

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field


• At least 3 years of Java backend development experience


• Strong Java fundamentals, with solid understanding of JVM, concurrency, and performance tuning


• Experience with mainstream Java frameworks (e.g. Spring Boot / Spring Cloud)


• Solid system design skills; able to own and deliver modules or subsystems independently


• Familiar with Linux environments and relational databases (e.g. MySQL)


• Strong learning ability and sense of ownership