Senior Backend Engineer, ML Parameter Server (Distributed)

Shopee; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Shopee’s EGO team is building an industry-leading machine learning platform to support algorithms across recommendation, search, and advertising. This role focuses on distributed Parameter Server systems for large-scale training and real-time inference, with TB-scale models and high-throughput needs.

Join a collaborative, high-performance environment that accelerates model iteration and delivers robust, end-to-end ML services within Shopee's platform.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS or related field, with at least 3 years of work experience.
• Proficient in C++ with low-level optimization and debugging.
• Experience with distributed systems and high-throughput services.

Responsibilities

• Develop distributed Parameter Server (PS) systems for large-scale model training and inference.
• Integrate PS components into the one-stop ML platform to improve stability and performance.

Skills

C++ programming

multi-threaded programming

template programming

GDB debugging

performance tuning

RPC frameworks

distributed PS systems

team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

NVMe-SSD

Job description

Shopee’s EGO team is building an industry-leading machine learning platform to support algorithms across recommendation, search, and advertising. This role focuses on distributed Parameter Server systems for large-scale training and real-time inference, with TB-scale models and high-throughput needs.

Join a collaborative, high-performance environment that accelerates model iteration and delivers robust, end-to-end ML services within Shopee's platform.