Senior Backend Engineer, Database as a Service (DBaaS) - Eng Infra Team

Summary

Build and optimize Shopee’s in-house database service, designing high-performance backend systems and tuning low-latency, high-throughput components.

Design, develop and maintain high-performance, large-scale backend services of Shopee in-house RDS (Rational Database Service)
Collaborate with the DBA and other infra teams to provide technical solution for database product and its ecosystem
Participate in technical design of key components and contribute to the end solution
Execute and implement technical designs
Troubleshoot online issues related to business logic or performance

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related fields
Minimum 3+ years of professional experience in backend development
Familiar with at least one backend programming language such as Java, Golang or C++
High-performance programming, Expertise in low-latency/high-throughput systems and performance tuning
Strong in logical thinking and problem-solving skills, actively seeking challenges
Strong ownership, good communication skills, having teamwork spirit and capable of working independently under pressure
Passionate about coding and programming, innovation, and solving challenging problems
In-depth understanding of computer science fundamentals (data structures and algorithms, operating systems, networks, etc)

Good To Have

K8s & Cloud Native: Deep understanding of Kubernetes and containerization, with hands-on experience in Cloud Native projects.
Database Internals: In-depth understanding of relational database architecture, transaction logic, and storage engines.
Distributed File Systems: Experience with distributed file systems (e.g., Ceph, GlusterFS, HDFS, or Lustre).
RDMA: Familiarity with RDMA networking (InfiniBand/RoCE) and high-speed interconnect protocols.