Backend Engineer Intern, Recommendation (Aug - Dec 2025)

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’s Recommendation Team builds and maintains the recommender system that powers personalized shopping experiences for millions of users daily. We design and implement advanced backend solutions with high performance, reliability, and scalability.

As part of the team, you will gain hands-on experience in developing large-scale backend systems, optimizing performance, and applying state-of-the-art recommendation technologies in real-world e-commerce scenarios. If you are passionate about technology and eager to grow, join us in shaping Shopee’s recommender system.

Job Description:

• Design and develop Shopee’s core backend recommendation systems to support fast product and business iteration.


• Optimize online serving engines, recall/ranking modules, and offline data pipelines for efficiency and scalability.


• Contribute to reusable system components and services for Shopee’s centralized recommendation platform.


• Research industry trends in recommendation and backend technologies, and apply innovative ideas to business challenges.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related fields。


• Strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, and computer systems.


• Proficiency in C++/Golang/Python, with experience in Linux environments.


• Interest in distributed systems, high-concurrency architectures, and scalable backend design.


• Strong problem-solving, communication, and teamwork skills.