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

• 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.