Backend engineer on Shopee's Marketplace Intelligence & Data team in Singapore, building and maintaining backend services and high-performance machine learning tools for e-commerce data products. Work spans service design, architecture decisions, and scalable solutions using languages like Java, Python, Golang, or C++, with exposure to MLOps and LLM technologies.
About The Team
Shopee will be prioritizing applicants who have a
current right to work in Singapore
, and
do not require Shopee sponsorship of a visa
.
Kindly note that you can only be considered in
one recruitment process at a time within Sea Group
and will be considered for jobs in the order that you have applied.
The Marketplace Intelligence and Data team's mission is to build sustainable and efficient data and intelligence products to facilitate Shopee's business development. The team is responsible for Shopee e-commerce data warehouse construction, merchant and operation data product construction, all-link traffic data, product algorithms, including product release, control, information optimization, SPU library and its comparison business, marketing algorithms, including Merchandising, Product Selection, Recommendation Algorithm, Evaluation Algorithms, User Profiling, and in addition, basic AI capabilities, such as Machine Translation, Speech Algorithm, Image Algorithm, and Real-person Authentication.
Job Description
Design, develop, and maintain robust backend services.
Collaborate with algorithm and backend engineers to conceptualise and build high-performance machine learning tools and adjacent services.
Participate in technical design discussions and contribute to architectural decisions.
Implement and execute scalable, maintainable technical solutions.
Requirements
Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, or related fields.
Proficient in at least one backend programming language such as Java, Python, Golang, or C++.
Strong problem-solving and analytical skills; comfortable tackling complex technical 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.
Solid understanding of core computer science concepts (e.g., data structures, algorithms, operating systems, networking, databases).
Good To Have
Practical experience with Golang.
Familiarity with the Linux operating system and command-line tools.
Exposure to performance tuning and optimization of high-load backend systems.
Understanding of MLOps practices and tools.
Interest or experience in working with LLMs and related technologies (e.g., MCP, RAG).