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Backend Engineer Intern, Marketplace Promotion (Fall 2026)

Summary

Backend engineering intern building promotion systems (vouchers, flash sales) for an ecommerce marketplace, using Java/Python/Go/C++ and collaborating with product teams.

Department Engineering and TechnologyLevelInternshipLocationSingaporeThe Engineering and Technology team is at the core of the the company 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. the company'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

We are looking for a motivated Backend Engineering Intern to join our Marketplace Promotion team in Singapore. The Marketplace Promotion Engineering team works on features and systems that support the company's unique promotion mechanisms and strategies. This includes features such as Vouchers, Flash Sales, Bundle Deals and more. These promotion mechanisms are critical components of our the company Marketplace that provide discounts to our buyers, drive traffic to our platforms and boost orders for our sellers.

Job Description

Design, develop and maintain backend services.

  • Collaborate with the product team and provide technical inputs to support product decision making.
  • Participate in technical design discussions and contribute to the end solution.
  • Execute and implement technical designs.
  • Troubleshoot and fix issues that affect the functionality, performance, stability, or reliability of backend systems.
  • Build tools to help monitor, test, and improve team efficiency.
Requirements

Majoring in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.

  • Familiar with at least one backend programming language such as Java, Python, Golang or C++.
  • Familiar with computer science fundamentals (data structures and algorithms, operating systems, networks, databases, etc).
  • Strong in logical thinking and problem solving skills, actively seeking challenges.
  • Strong ownership, good communication skills, having teamwork spirit and capable of working independently.
  • Passionate about coding and programming, innovation, and solving challenging problems.
What You Will Learn

Hands-on experience building and optimizing tools to support the company Promotion systems.

  • Best practices in software engineering, including code quality, system design, debugging, and performance optimization.
  • Practical experience applying AI techniques to improve products and efficiency.

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