Site Reliability Engineer Intern

3 Weeks ago • 1-2 Years • Backend Development

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Site Reliability Engineer Intern at Tencent IEG, you'll focus on the global execution of multiple games, emphasizing internal products and collaboration on upcoming releases. Key responsibilities include automating repetitive tasks, building cloud-native solutions for proactive problem mitigation, providing on-call support for critical game and platform services, and collaborating with engineers and studio representatives. You'll leverage software engineering skills to address complex distributed production challenges across multiple cloud deployments.
Must have:
  • Proficient in Go or Python
  • Linux & Kubernetes familiarity
  • Strong analytical & problem-solving skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Automation and tooling experience
Good to have:
  • Bilingual in Mandarin
  • Experience with online games
  • 1-2 years of professional experience

Job Details

Business Unit

Tencent Games was established in 2003. We are a leading global platform for game development, operations and publishing, and the largest online game community in China.
Tencent Games has developed and operated over 140 games. We provide cross-platform interactive entertainment experience for more than 800 million users in over 200 countries and regions around the world. Honor of Kings, PUBG MOBILE, and League of Legends, are some of our most popular titles around the world.
Meanwhile, we actively promote the development of esports industry, work with global partners to build an open, collaborative and symbiotic industrial ecology, and create high-quality digital life experiences for players.

What the Role Entails

At the core of Tencent IEG (Interactive Entertainment Group)’s success are engineers that uphold integrity, collaborate whole heartedly, and actively seek out challenges with creative solutions. Our mission is to make Tencent games globally available for all users anywhere or anytime through reliability as a service. Tencent IEG’s Site Reliability Engineers leverage software engineering skills to help solve complex distributed production live services challenges by actively engaging, mentoring, orchestrating and operating global services across multiple continents and timezones. You will have the opportunity to interface games services at a global scale through multiple cloud deployments, while consistently execute with excellence and consistency. Role Definition: A member of the Site Reliability Engineer in the Tencent IEG organization, the focus will primarily be on how and execution of multiple games across the globe, with an emphasis on Tencent internal products and or collaborating with studios on future games that are yet to be released. Responsibilities: • Insatiable desire to eliminate toil by building tooling or automating away repetitive tasks or building cloud native solutions that will proactively mitigate problems before they arise. • Provide subject matter expertise and on-call support for specific games and or platform services. Members of this rotation will respond to incidents that are critical to business or player issues • Collaborate closely with fellow engineers, studios representatives while maintaining a strong working relationship based on trust, respect and empathy.

Who We Look For

• A Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhD in computer science, software engineering, computer engineering and a strong record of academic achievement • Fluent in one or more programming languages (e.g. Go, Python) • Familiar with Linux and Container Schedulers (Kubernetes) is a plus • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills • Highly motivated, self-learner, and technically inquisitive • Excellent verbal and written communication skills • Bilingual in Mandarin is a plus • 1 or 2 years of professional working experience is a plus • Experience with online computer / mobile / console games is a plus

Equal Employment Opportunity at Tencent

As an equal opportunity employer, we firmly believe that diverse voices fuel our innovation and allow us to better serve our users and the community. We foster an environment where every employee of Tencent feels supported and inspired to achieve individual and common goals.

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About The Company

Tencent is a world-leading internet and technology company that develops innovative products and services to improve the quality of life of people around the world.


Founded in 1998 with its headquarters in Shenzhen, China, Tencent's guiding principle is to use technology for good. Our communication and social services connect more than one billion people around the world, helping them to keep in touch with friends and family, access transportation, pay for daily necessities, and even be entertained.


Tencent also publishes some of the world's most popular video games and other high-quality digital content, enriching interactive entertainment experiences for people around the globe.


Tencent also offers a range of services such as cloud computing, advertising, FinTech, and other enterprise services to support our clients' digital transformation and business growth.


Tencent has been listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong since 2004.

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