Job Description

Position Overview

• Location Type: Remote
• Employment Type: Full-time
• Company: Tencent

About Tencent: Tencent is an Internet-based platform company founded in Shenzhen, China, in 1998. We use technology to enrich the lives of Internet users and assist the digital upgrade of enterprises. Our mission is "Value for Users, Tech for Good". We embrace a culture of teamwork & creativity and are driven by our values - Integrity, Proactivity, Collaboration and Creativity. We are rapidly expanding our international operations and are looking for top talent to propel us forward. Combining the results-oriented nature of a startup with the resources of a profitable and leading Internet company, Tencent offers a unique opportunity for aspiring individuals to thrive.

About WeChat: With over 1.3 billion users worldwide, WeChat is changing the mobile landscape by connecting people, services, and businesses in China and around the world. The WeChat team in Singapore is responsible for managing and growing our core product including messaging and social networking for users worldwide (excluding the Chinese mainland). Join the WeChat team and play an impactful role in keeping people around the world connected, help redefine how people use their mobile devices to communicate and interact online, and to better understand user behavior and preferences of users around the world.

Job Responsibilities

• Maintain and ensure the stability and performance of WeChat’s backend services (including massive data storage and message queue systems for friends, videos, etc.).
• Support the business group with distributed storage frameworks and related team components ensuring smooth user and internal interactions with backend systems.
• Participate in the design and optimization of WeChat’s distributed storage solutions, addressing key challenges in scalability, high availability, and disaster recovery.
• Ensure that storage systems operate with low latency and high reliability, implementing best practices using distributed consensus protocols like Paxos/Raft, and performing root cause analysis for system faults.
• Focus on the architecture and optimization of backend storage services, ensuring seamless integration of storage engines (e.g., LevelDB) into the backend infrastructure, managing performance, and providing detailed insight into key metrics.

Job Requirements

• Strong technical foundation with a proven record of troubleshooting, problem analysis, and collaborative problem-solving skills.
• A proactive and accountable work ethic, with a willingness to sh (incomplete description)