Software Engineer

1 Month ago • All levels • Backend Development

Job Summary

Job Description

Develop and maintain backend systems using PHP/GO/C++, ensuring efficient, secure, and scalable architecture. Design, code, and test functional modules, optimizing system performance. Collaborate with product managers and frontend teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions. Develop RESTful APIs for a decoupled architecture. Maintain and optimize existing systems, troubleshoot issues, and write development documentation. Participate in database design and optimization. The role requires strong OOP knowledge, MySQL database experience, and familiarity with Redis and Linux environments.
Must have:
  • Backend development (PHP/GO/C++)
  • MySQL database design & optimization
  • RESTful API development
  • Object-oriented programming
  • Linux environment experience
  • Git version control
Good to have:
  • Redis caching
  • Frontend technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript)
  • Experience with complex SQL queries

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

  • Develop and maintain the backend system using PHP/GO/C++, ensuring an efficient, secure, and scalable architecture.
  • Responsible for designing, coding, and testing functional modules, optimizing system performance.
  • Collaborate closely with product managers and frontend development teams to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
  • Develop RESTful APIs to support a decoupled frontend-backend architecture for the management system.
  • Maintain and optimize existing systems, troubleshoot and resolve system issues.
  • Write and maintain development documentation to ensure code maintainability and readability.
  • Participate in database design and optimization, ensuring efficient and consistent data storage.

Who We Look For

  • Bachelor's degree or above, major in computer science or other related fields.
  • Strong academic result. 
  • Strong knowledge of object-oriented programming with good coding habits and practices.
  • Experience in designing and optimizing MySQL databases, capable of writing complex SQL queries.
  • Familiarity with caching technologies such as Redis.
  • Basic knowledge of frontend technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, with experience in frontend-backend collaboration.
  • Familiarity with development and deployment in a Linux environment, with basic server operation skills.
  • Experience using version control tools like Git for team collaboration.
  • Have good communication, learning skills, problem analysis and solving skills.
  • Demonstrates a strong sense of responsibility, excellent teamwork abilities, and self-motivation.

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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