Software Engineering Lead - Marketplace

Shopee; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Shopee in Singapore is seeking a Senior Backend Architect to drive the adoption of AI across engineering workflows and e-commerce operations, identifying high-impact opportunities and leading design, integration, and scaling of AI-enabled solutions that deliver measurable value.

You will drive platform modularization, unify codebases, own strategic tech roadmaps, and partner with Product, Operations, SRE, and Data teams to deliver reliable, multi-region services while optimizing performance and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or related field.
• 7+ years backend development in large-scale systems; 3+ years in architecture leadership.
• Proficiency in Golang, Java, C++ and distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Identify high-impact AI opportunities and lead design, integration, and scaling of AI-enabled solutions.
• Drive platform modularization and unification of common modules.
• Own strategic technical roadmaps and guide large-scale projects.
• Collaborate with Product, Operations, SRE, and Data teams for high-availability services.
• Optimize performance with concurrency, caching, async processing, and DB tuning.
• Evaluate emerging technologies to improve developer tools and cost-effectiveness.

Skills

Golang

Java

C++

Distributed systems

Microservices

Event-driven

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Kafka

Kubernetes

gRPC

Protocol Buffers

MySQL

Redis

Job description

• Drive the adoption of AI across day-to-day engineering workflows and e-commerce operations by identifying high-impact opportunities and leading the design, integration, and scaling of AI-enabled solutions that solve business problems, improve productivity and service outcomes, and advance the company’s transition toward an AI-native organization, while ensuring reliability, security, and measurable value.
• Drive platform-level modularization and codebase unification, abstracting common modules such as scheduling frameworks, notification services, rule engines, and database access layers to improve delivery speed and maintainability across business lines.
• Own strategic technical roadmaps, aligning architecture decisions with business goals, and guide the team through large-scale projects from inception to delivery.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Operations, SRE, and Data teams to deliver reliable, high-availability services in multi-region deployments.
• Champion performance optimization through large-scale concurrency handling, caching strategies, async processing, and database performance tuning.
• Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies to enhance development efficiency, system resilience, and cost-effectiveness.

Job Description

• Drive the adoption of AI across day-to-day engineering workflows and e-commerce operations by identifying high-impact opportunities and leading the design, integration, and scaling of AI-enabled solutions that solve business problems, improve productivity and service outcomes, and advance the company’s transition toward an AI-native organization, while ensuring reliability, security, and measurable value.
• Drive platform-level modularization and codebase unification, abstracting common modules such as scheduling frameworks, notification services, rule engines, and database access layers to improve delivery speed and maintainability across business lines.
• Own strategic technical roadmaps, aligning architecture decisions with business goals, and guide the team through large-scale projects from inception to delivery.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Operations, SRE, and Data teams to deliver reliable, high-availability services in multi-region deployments.
• Champion performance optimization through large-scale concurrency handling, caching strategies, async processing, and database performance tuning.
• Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies to enhance development efficiency, system resilience, and cost-effectiveness.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or related field
• At least 7 years of backend development experience in large-scale, business-critical systems; at least 3 years in architecture leadership roles.
• Strong hands-on expertise in Golang, Java, C++, with solid knowledge of distributed systems, microservice orchestration, and event-driven architecture.
• Proven track record of building complex systems from 0 to 1, including seller platforms, campaign management systems, rule-based recommendation logic, and governance tools.
• Familiar with MySQL, Redis, Kafka, Kubernetes, gRPC, Protocol Buffers and performance tuning in high-concurrency environments.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills; able to independently own critical modules and drive cross-team architectural initiatives.
• Excellent communication and leadership abilities; capable of guiding diverse teams and managing cross-regional, cross-product-line projects.
• Experience in e-commerce, ads platforms, or high-throughput transaction systems is a strong plus.

Preferred Qualifications

• Background in performance-critical, high-availability systems with multi-market deployments
• Deep expertise in Domain-Driven Design and applying it to complex business logic and microservice boundaries.
• Experience integrating AI or large language models to automate integration workflows or improve developer tooling.
• Contributions to engineering process improvements, including CI/CD pipeline optimization, developer tooling, and operational monitoring frameworks.