Data Engineer

Job description:

1. Learn to research, design, and develop software and utility programs for managing large-scale distributed database and storage systems, with support from the team.

2. Assist in analysing user and system requirements, and contribute to software solutions by applying computer science and engineering fundamentals.

3. Help update and enhance existing software capabilities, and participate in software testing and validation for database and storage services.

4. Collaborate with engineers across different teams to support the integration of database systems, and gradually contribute to system specifications and performance requirements.

5. Under the guidance of a mentor, build tooling and automation for monitoring, capacity planning, backup, and incident response.

6. Progressively participate in on-call rotations and production incident remediation after completing onboarding and training.

Requirement:

1. Bachelor's degree or higher (graduating class of 2026/2027) in Computer Science, Information Technology, Programming & Systems Analysis, Science (Computer Studies), or Software Engineering.

2. Solid foundation in data structures, algorithms, operating systems, computer networks (e.g., TCP/IP), databases, and computer architecture.

3. Basic understanding of database and distributed systems concepts, such as indexing, transactions, ACID, MVCC, Raft, sharding, CAP theorem, and high availability.

4. Proficient in at least one programming language such as Golang, Java, Python, or Rust.

5. Ability to communicate in Mandarin and English, in order to support coordination and collaboration with Mandarin-speaking stakeholders, teams, and business partners across regional markets.

6. Strong learning ability, ownership, and willingness to work on production infrastructure systems.