Senior Backend Developer

Roles & Responsibilities

• Responsible for the design, development and testing of WeChat user security processes
• Responsible for the design, development, and testing of WeChat's internal tools and platforms
• Participate in requirements review, solution formulation, and solution review to meet project requirements
• Keep abreast of best coding practices, writing high quality code and be able to deliver & test system functions
• Responsible for identifying and debugging system issues, and continuously improve existing services to enhance system performance and stability
• Responsible for creating and maintaining technical documentation
• A team player with strong communications skills to collaborate with relevant teams on projects

Preferred Qualifications

• 8+ years of work experience in software development. Background in safety, risk control, and audits preferred
• Expertise with full-stack web development on a Node.js framework (Vue.js preferred) with mainstream databases (MySQL/MariaDB, Postgres), caching technology (Redis) and common middleware such as Kafka and MQ
• Development experience in compiled language, backend development using C/C++
• Familiar with commonly used system tools in the Linux environment including troubleshooting problems related to CPU, memory, and network I/O
• Solid programming foundation, follows best practices, and has a sense of responsibility, and passion in computing and state-of-the-art technologies
• Strong logical and critical thinking skills, good communication skills, and ability to understand and convey requirements accurately

Fluency in both English and Mandarin required to collaborate with stakeholders based in HQ and globally