Backend Engineer, Data Infrastructure - Platform (Campus Recruitment 2026)

The Engineering and Technology team is at the core of the Shopee platform development. The team is made up of a group of passionate engineers from all over the world, striving to build the best systems with the most suitable technologies. Our engineers do not merely solve problems at hand; We build foundations for a long-lasting future. We don't limit ourselves on what we can or can't do; we take matters into our own hands even if it means drilling down to the bottom layer of the computing platform. Shopee's hyper-growing business scale has transformed most "innocent" problems into huge technical challenges, and there is no better place to experience it first-hand if you love technologies as much as we do.

About the Team:

Shopee will be prioritizing applicants who have a current right to work in Singapore, and do not require Shopee sponsorship of a visa.

Kindly note that you can only be considered in one recruitment process at a time within Sea Group and will be considered for jobs in the order that you have applied.

We are building a central one-stop big data platform that provides end-to-end data solutions to empower thousands of users — including data engineers, BI analysts, operations staff, and backend developers — with tools for efficient data management, development, task scheduling, governance, and visualization.

Our platform supports massive-scale business needs across e-commerce, digital finance, supply chain, and more.

Job Description:

• Participate in the design, development, and maintenance of core products within the big data ecosystem, including:RAM, DataMap, DataStudio, Scheduler System, Data Dashboard, etc.


• Write high-quality, efficient, scalable, and maintainable backend code.


• Collaborate closely with product managers, engineers, and QA to deliver robust, production-ready features.


• Continuously improve system performance, reliability, and developer experience.


• Take part in system architecture design and product roadmap discussions, contribute to the long-term technical evolution and big picture of our products.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related fields.


• Solid understanding of computer science fundamentals, including: data structures & algorithms, operating systems, networking, distributed systems. 


• Proficient in at least one backend programming language: Java, Python, or Go. 


• Familiar with relational databases (e.g., MySQL) and middleware technologies (e.g., Redis, Kafka).


• Understanding of HTTP protocol, RESTful API design, and microservice architecture.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Internship or project experience related to: backend system development, big data infrastructure. 


• Familiarity with big data technologies, such as: Hadoop, Spark, Flink, Presto, StarRocks etc. 


• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills in large-scale systems.


• Proficiency in Java, and hands-on experience with: Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, MySQL, Redis, Kafka. 


• Contributions to open-source projects or technical blogs.