Backend Engineer Intern, Marketplace Order Operations (Fall 2026)

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 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.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain backend services
• Collaborate with the product team and provide technical inputs to support product decision making
• Participate in technical design discussions and contribute to the end solution
• Execute and implement technical designs
• Troubleshoot issues related to business logic or performance

Requirements

• Pursuing a Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science, Engineering, or related fields
• Familiar with at least one backend programming language such as Java, Python, Golang or C++
• 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, databases, etc)

Good To Have:

• Hands-on experience with Golang
• Familiar with Linux operating system
• Familiar with relational databases such as MySQL
• Exposure to performance tuning of high load systems