Backend Engineer, Marketplace (Order Operations)

Realizing business goals through implementing features to Shopee as a platform, including but not limited to return and refund, and clearing and settlement.
Designing and building distributed systems optimized for performance, availability, and user experience.
Writing high-quality, clean, and maintainable code and respecting engineering best practices (unit testing, source control, continuous integration, automation, design patterns, etc.)
Researching, proposing and executing projects to enhance system functionalities, development processes, and shared middlewares.
Collaborating in a highly cross-functional environment with fellow Software Engineers, Product Managers, Quality Assurance Engineers, and Operation Engineers to deliver impact.

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field
At least 1 year of backend experience.
Familiar with commonly used languages, such as Golang / Python / C++ / Java
Familiarity with or strong interest in agentic AI paradigms-including LLM tool calling/function execution, multi-agent frameworks (e.g., LangChain/LangGraph), and retrieval-augmented backend architectures is strongly preferred
In-depth understanding of Data Structures and Algorithms, Networking, OS and other Computer Science fundamentals
Familiar with commonly used Databases, such as MySQL
Familiar with commonly used middlewares, such as Redis and Kafka
Familiar with Buffers
Familiar with distributed systems, performance tuning, massive concurrency handling, and caching mechanisms

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