R&D Backend Engineer Trainee (Go/PHP) - Hybrid in Cary, NC

CWILL; Cary (NC); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

PTO

Paid holidays

Insurance

Mentorship

Growth path

Job summary

CWILL is seeking an R&D Trainee to work on backend development for our Shopify apps, growing into an engineer who can independently own feature modules. You will contribute to Go and PHP/Swoole projects, read code, investigate logs, write tests, and deliver tasks on schedule with guidance from senior engineers.

Expect to collaborate with product, QA, and engineering teams, clarify requirements, and share progress.

Qualifications

• Solid grasp of at least one backend language; able to build a small feature and explain how it works.
• Understanding of HTTP, APIs, JSON, databases, caching and message queues; able to write basic SQL, use Git and read logs.
• Able to clarify requirements, discuss technical topics and provide progress updates; accepts code-review feedback.
• Able to communicate in Mandarin Chinese with China-based team while reading English docs.
• Willing to use Codex and Claude Code; follow data security rules.

Responsibilities

• Build features, integrate APIs and fix issues in Go and PHP/Swoole projects.
• Read code, investigate logs, write tests, and deliver tasks on schedule with senior guidance.
• Collaborate with product, QA and engineering to clarify requirements and share progress.

Skills

Go

PHP

SQL basics

Git

Code reviews

Learning mindset

Tools

MySQL

Redis

RabbitMQ

AWS

Docker

Linux

Job description

CWILL is seeking an R&D Trainee to work on backend development for our Shopify apps, growing into an engineer who can independently own feature modules. You will contribute to Go and PHP/Swoole projects, read code, investigate logs, write tests, and deliver tasks on schedule with guidance from senior engineers.

Expect to collaborate with product, QA, and engineering teams, clarify requirements, and share progress.