Senior Backend Engineer, Engineering Infra - DBaaS, DB Solution

• Design and implement high-performance, efficient database access solutions to enhance Shopee's backend architecture, moving towards a cohesive and unified system.
• Identify and resolve emerging challenges in database access domains, proposing innovative solutions that ensure a seamless and scalable experience.
• Collaborate closely with other teams to develop and execute company-wide strategies aimed at improving the efficiency, scalability, and stability of various system resources, ensuring sustainable management of services.

• Bachelor's or higher degree in Computer Science or related fields.
• Minimum 3+ years of professional experience in backend development
• Strong and hands-on experience with at least one of the programming languages: Go, Python, C++, Java.
• Expertise in low-latency/high-throughput distributed systems and performance tuning
• In-depth understanding of 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 under pressure
• Passionate about coding and programming, innovation, and solving challenging problems.

Skills below are optional but preferable:

• Hands-on experience with RDMA networking (InfiniBand/RoCE) and high-speed interconnect protocols.
• Knowledge of Linux development environments, multi-threaded programming, inter-process communication.
• Hands-on experience and in-depth knowledge of relational databases such as MySQL.
• Knowledge of MySQL data sharding and scaling methods, solutions, and technologies such as Vitess and ShardingSphere.