Department Engineering and Technology
LevelExperienced (Team Lead)
LocationSingapore
The Engineering and Technology team is at the core of the Shopee platform development. The team is made up of a group of passionate engineers from all over the world, striving to build the best systems with the most suitable technologies. Our engineers do not merely solve problems at hand; We build foundations for a long-lasting future. We don't limit ourselves on what we can or can't do; we take matters into our own hands even if it means drilling down to the bottom layer of the computing platform. Shopee's hyper-growing business scale has transformed most "innocent" problems into huge technical challenges, and there is no better place to experience it first-hand if you love technologies as much as we do.
Job Description:
- Drive the direction of the team by creating strategic roadmaps and guiding team members to achieve various objectives.
- Manage the implementation of solutions to improve system performance, reliability, scalability, and cost-efficiency.
- Oversee the research, development, and design of engineering projects, providing support and guidance to team members.
- Plan, coordinate, and oversee engineering projects from inception to delivery, ensuring they are completed on time, within scope, and aligned with company goals.
- Take full accountability for the efficiency and productivity of responsible team members.
- Stay current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices. Advocate for and implement innovative solutions to drive technical excellence.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or related field such as software engineering
- At least 7 years of backend development experience in large-scale, business-critical systems.
- At least 3 years of hands-on technical leadership experience in leading a team.
- Proven ability to lead and motivate a team, manage conflicts, and drive performance. Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Strong hands-on expertise in Golang with solid knowledge of distributed systems, microservice orchestration, and event-driven architecture.
- Familiar with MySQL, Redis, Kafka, Kubernetes, gRPC, Protocol Buffers and performance tuning in high-concurrency environments.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills; able to independently own critical modules and drive cross-team architectural initiatives.