Senior Backend Engineer - Marketplace, Order Operations

About The TeamThe Marketplace Order Operations team powers the critical order related features of Shopee as a platform through innovation and technology. In our pursuit to shape the way buyers and sellers connect with each other, we engineer scalable, reliable and extensible systems that evolve with the dynamic e-commerce landscape. As we scale to the next engineering frontier for the global market, we continuously solve unique challenges such as multi-market architecture design, highly sustainable systems, and core functional capabilities for the department. Our tech leaders take responsibility for products, define engineering roadmaps, and work with cross-functional teams to achieve excellence in product performance and technical sustainability.Job DescriptionRealizing 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.RequirementsBachelor's or a higher degree in Computer Science or related fields3+ years’ relevant experience in backend server developmentFamiliar with commonly used languages, such as Golang / Python / C++ / JavaIn-depth understanding of Data Structures and Algorithms, Networking, OS and other Computer Science fundamentalsFamiliar with commonly used Databases, such as MySQLFamiliar with commonly used middlewares, such as Redis and KafkaFamiliar with Kubernetes (K8S) Microservice ArchitectureFamiliar with HTTP/TCP protocolsFamiliar with XML/JSON/Protocol BuffersFamiliar with distributed systems, performance tuning, massive concurrency handling, and caching mechanisms