Job Description

Position Overview

• Location Type: Remote
• Employment Type: Full Time
• Salary: Not specified

About the Hiring Team: Tencent Overseas IT aims to empower Tencent’s rapid global growth with future-ready, global IT platforms, applications, and services. We are chartered to lead the Overseas IT strategy, architecture, roadmap, and execution. Our top aspirations are to satisfy our internal/external customers and become a world-class global IT team.

What the Role Entails: Design and build scalable, high-availability backend systems using modern technologies (e.g., Node.js/Python/Go). Develop robust APIs (REST/gRPC) and integrate with databases (SQL/NoSQL), caching systems (Redis/Memcached), and message queues (Kafka/RabbitMQ). Optimize system performance, troubleshoot bottlenecks, and implement security best practices. Collaborate with frontend engineers and product managers to define technical requirements. Lead architectural decisions and advocate for microservices/containerization (Docker/Kubernetes).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or 5+ years of backend development experience.
• Proficiency in at least one backend language (Node.js/NestJS, Python/Django, Go, etc.).
• Deep understanding of distributed systems, database sharding, and cloud platforms.
• Experience with DevOps tools (CI/CD pipelines, Terraform, Prometheus/Grafana).
• Strong knowledge of unit/integration testing frameworks (JUnit/pytest).

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable, high-availability backend systems using modern technologies.
• Develop robust APIs and integrate with databases, caching systems, and message queues.
• Optimize system performance and implement security best practices.
• Collaborate with frontend engineers and product managers.
• Lead architectural decisions and advocate for microservices/containerization.

Preferred Skills

• Familiarity with serverless architectures (AWS Lambda/Cloud Functions).
• Experience with real-time data processing or machine learning pipelines.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Tencent is an equal opportunity employer and fosters an environment where every employee feels supported and inspired.

Application Instructions

• Note: Specific application instructions are not provided in the job description. Further information would be required to complete this section.