WXG
WXG-SeniorSoftwareEngineer-Infrastructure
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“WXG - Senior Software Engineer - Infrastructure at WXG. Skills: Distributed systems, Databases, Storage systems, Message queues, AI infrastructure, Backend systems, Platform capabilities, DevOps tooling, CI/CD frameworks. Build infrastructure software. Build internal platforms”
What You'll Achieve.
Improve system architecture; Reduce long-term operational burden
Industry & Context.
Analytical skills; Problem-solving skills; Drive complex technical problems
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
software engineering fundamentals including data structures, algorithms, system design, debugging, testing and code quality, programming skills in at least one backend or systems language, preferably Go and/or C++, Demonstrated experience designing and building infrastructure software, internal platforms, developer tools or backend systems in production environments, Deep Hands-On Expertise in at least one of: Distributed Systems and Microservices, Databases, Storage Systems and Message Queues, AI Infrastructure, Experience with CI/CD systems, release automation, configuration management and safe production change practices, Experience building automation for operational efficiency, reliability improvement or infrastructure lifecycle management, understanding of Linux or Unix systems, backend runtime environments and systems-level debugging, Good understanding of networking fundamentals including HTTP, DNS, TLS and TCP/IP, and general client-server architecture, At least 6 years of experience in software engineering focused on infrastructure, backend platform engineering, or a closely related role supporting large-scale internet services, Experience in infrastructure or platform engineering for hyperscale or globally distributed services, experience with Kubernetes, containers and multi-cluster platform development or governance, Experience building internal developer platforms, self-service infrastructure systems or infrastructure APIs, Experience with FaaS, event-driven platforms or internal compute orchestration systems, Experience with observability platforms, telemetry pipelines, monitoring systems or production diagnostics tooling, Experience with disaster recovery architecture, resilience engineering, failover automation or business continuity tooling, Experience improving platform engineering practices across design review, test strategy, release safety and operational excellence, Proven ability to mentor engineers and influence infrastructure engineering standards across teams, Experience partnering across software, security, platform, data and AI teams to improve system architecture and reduce long-term operational burden, analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to drive complex technical problems from design through to production impact
Nice to Have
Kubernetes, containers and multi-cluster platform development or governance, FaaS, event-driven platforms or internal compute orchestration systems, observability platforms, telemetry pipelines, monitoring systems or production diagnostics tooling, disaster recovery architecture, resilience engineering, failover automation or business continuity tooling, platform engineering practices across design review, test strategy, release safety and operational excellence, mentor engineers and influence infrastructure engineering standards across teams, partnering across software, security, platform, data and AI teams to improve system architecture and reduce long-term operational burden
What You'll Do.
Build infrastructure software
Build internal platforms
Develop backend systems
Develop platform capabilities
Develop DevOps tooling
Develop CI/CD frameworks
Improve deployment efficiency
Improve fault tolerance
Improve disaster recovery
Improve production reliability
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate with product; Partner across software teams; Partner across security teams; Partner across platform teams; Partner across data teams; Partner across AI teams
Communication Scope
Fluency in English; Fluency in Mandarin Chinese
Full Job Description
# **_Business Unit_** WeiXin Group(WXG) is responsible for the construction and operation of the Weixin ecosystem and leveraging Weixin's open platforms such as Official Accounts, Mini Programs, Weixin Pay, WeCom and search function. WXG provides solutions and connectivity for intelligent upgrades across all industries. WXG is also responsible for the development and operation of QQ Mail, WeRead and other products. # **_What the Role Entails_** WeChat is looking for Senior Software Engineers to build the infrastructure software and internal platforms behind services used by more than a billion users worldwide. You will develop backend systems, platform capabilities, DevOps tooling, CI/CD frameworks, and automation that improve scalability, deployment efficiency, fault tolerance, disaster recovery, and production reliability. This is a software-engineering-first infrastructure role for candidates with strong coding ability and deep expertise in at least one of the following areas: distributed systems and microservices; databases, storage systems, and message queues; or AI infrastructure. * **Engineering Fundamentals** Strong software engineering fundamentals including data structures, algorithms, system design, debugging, testing and code quality. Strong programming skills in at least one backend or systems language, preferably Go and/or C++. * **Infrastructure and Platform Experience** Demonstrated experience designing and building infrastructure software, internal platforms, developer tools or backend systems in production environments. * **Specialisation — Deep Hands-On Expertise in at least one of:** a) Distributed Systems and Microservices — service frameworks, orchestration, service discovery, dependency management, fault tolerance, or platform capabilities for microservice environments b) Databases, Storage Systems and Message Queues — MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, distributed databases, object or block storage, Kafka, Pulsar, RabbitMQ, replication, failover, back
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