Staff Backend Engineer (Developer Platform) at Coupang

Company Introduction We exist to wow our customers. We know we’re doing the right thing when we hear our customers say, “How did I ever live without Coupang?” Born out of an obsession to make shopping, eating, and living easier than ever, we are collectively disrupting the multi-billion-dollar commerce industry from the ground up and establishing an unparalleled reputation for being leading and reliable force in South Korean commerce. We are proud to have the best of both worlds — a startup culture with the resources of a large global public company. This fuels us to continue our growth and launch new services at the speed we have been since our inception. We are all entrepreneurs surrounded by opportunities to drive new initiatives and innovations. At our core, we are bold and ambitious people that like to get our hands dirty and make a hands-on impact. At Coupang, you will see yourself, your colleagues, your team, and the company grow every day. Our mission to build the future of commerce is real. We push the boundaries of what’s possible to solve problems and break traditional tradeoffs. Join Coupang now to create an epic experience in this always-on, high-tech, and hyper-connected world. Role Overview As a Staff Software Engineer in Developer platform, you will partner with leaders of multiple platform teams. You will work closely with the product team to define and implement simple solutions of complex infrastructure problems while ensuring to build a highly scalable, reliable and efficient platform for our customers. You will technically lead projects working on full stack development teams using JAVA, AWS, Kafka, Kubernetes, gRPC and service mesh. You will be accountable for raising the bar on engineering and operational excellence. What You Will Do • Shape the future of our Developer Experience and Process strategy • Increase developer productivity by using analyzing, designing, and implementing innovative development processes • Hands-on develop critical infrastructure components. • Decompose complex problems into simple, straightforward solutions, providing mechanisms for the teams to prioritize ruthlessly and “move with urgency”. • Demonstrate excellence resulting in scalable systems and services with the highest quality architecture and design. • Dive deep into critical system issues, proactively addressing similar root causes, and raise the bar on Operational Excellence. • Collaborate with other Coupang tech leaders to make the service extensible to unlock opportunities for innovations. Basic Qualifications • Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related technical fields. • 6+ years professional software development experience, or 4 years’ experience with advanced degree. • Hands-on experience in designing and developing large scale distributed system in the last 3 years. • Fluent in one or more among C++, Java, Go, Javascript and Typescript. • Proven track record of delivering mission critical systems. • Experience with cloud computing using AWS or Azure or GCP. Preferred Qualifications • Experience in CI/CD pipelines, Jfrog artifactory, Yaml and AWS cloud. • Experience in Kubernetes, gRPC, Spring boot. • Experience in concurrency, multi-threading, synchronization, and non-blocking IO. • Deep understanding of operating system kernel and distributed system such as Kafka, Cassandra and Spark. • Ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment and leading the delivery of large-scale services for complex business offerings. • Capable of or is fluent in English communication. • Master or PhD degree in computer science or other related technical fields. Recruitment Process and Others Recruitment Process · Application Review - Phone Interview - Onsite (or Virtual Onsite) Interview – Offer · The exact nature of the recruitment process may vary according to the specific job and may be changed due to scheduling or other circumstances. · Interview schedules and the results will be informed to the applicant via the e-mail address submitted at the application stage. Details to Consider · This job posting may be closed prior to the stated end date for application if all openings are filled. · Coupang has the right to rescind an offer of employment if a candidate is found to have submitted false information as part of the application process. · Those eligible for employment protection (recipients of veteran’s benefits, the disabled, etc.) may receive preferential treatment for employment in accordance with applicable laws. · Job titles and responsibilities may be subject to change depending on the candidate’s overall experience, etc. This will be communicated to the candidate at the appropriate time before the offer. · Hiring may be restricted in case the legal qualifications required for hiring and work performance is not met. · (Recruiter Note: add in the case of full-time regulars) This is a full-time regular position and includes 12 weeks of probation period; provided, however, the probationary period may be either skipped, shortened or extended if necessary for business purposes. · (Recruiter Note: add if probation period is applicable, for example in the case of contract position of 3 months or longer) This is a contract position and includes 12 weeks of probation period; provided, however, the probationary period may be either skipped, shortened or extended if necessary for business purposes. 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A job applicant who wishes to request the return of his/her hiring documents pursuant to the main sentence of paragraph 2 above should fill out a “Request for Return of Hiring Documents” [Annex Form No. 3 in the Enforcement Rule of the Fair Hiring Procedure Act] and submit It by email ([Upgrade to PRO to see contact]). In such case, within fourteen (14) days from the date of identifying the receipt of the request, the Company will send the hiring documents to the job applicant’s designated address via registered mail. Please be informed that the job applicant is required to pay the postage on the registered mail. 4. In preparation for a job applicant’s request for the return of hiring documents pursuant to the main sentence of paragraph 2 above, the Company shall retain the original hiring documents submitted by the job applicant for 180 days from the completion of the recruiting process. If no request is made until the end of this period, all his/her hiring documents will be destroyed immediately in accordance with the Personal Information Protection Act. 5. The above paragraphs 1 - 4 shall only apply when the labor-related laws of Korea govern the application. They are otherwise not applicable.