Coupang · 1 day ago
Senior Staff Backend Engineer (Storage Platform)
Mountain View, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$159K/yr - $324K/yr
8+ years expCoupang is a leading e-commerce company known for its innovative approach to shopping and logistics. They are seeking a Senior Staff Backend Engineer to lead the technical initiatives for their Corner Stone team, focusing on transaction data storage and service reliability. The role involves overseeing critical services, collaborating with various tech teams, and advocating for engineering excellence.
ApparelConsumer ElectronicsConsumer GoodsCustomer ServiceE-CommerceRetailShopping
Hiring Manager
Naren Barve
Responsibilities
Lead the technical new initiatives and work with partner teams to deliver results
Define the technical direction and work with the leadership team to build the roadmap
Identify the system reliability and performance issues and propose solutions applying best industry practice
Lead the challenging incident investigation and represent the team in the incident war room
Collaborate with other Coupang tech teams to make the service extensible to support business growth
Drive communication up to Principal Engineer and VP level
Advocate engineer excellence and operation excellence with the team
Hire and develop team members with knowledge sharing and high-quality interviews
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in computer science, Electrical Engineering, Math, or a closely related field
8 years of experience in backend software development
Proficiency in Java
Experience working in cloud environments, particularly AWS
Demonstrated experience in building and maintaining highly available, distributed systems
Preferred
Deep understanding of Kubernetes, database and storage technologies
Deep understanding of service availability, scalability, latency, monitoring and operation
Have experience of infrastructure and technical platform work
Have experience of driving across team tech initiatives and new customer migration
Strong System design, hand on coding and debugging skills
Familiar with AWS technology
Excellent communication skills in English including verbal and written
10+ years working experience on software design & development experience on distributed system and experience developing large scale enterprise
Benefits
Medical/Dental/Vision/Life, AD&D insurance
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) & Health Savings Account (HSA)
Long-term/Short-term Disability
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) program
401K Plan with Company Match
18-21 days of the Paid Time Off (PTO) a year based on the tenure
12 Paid Holidays
Paid Parental leave
Pre-tax commuter benefits
MTV - [Free] Electric Car Charging Station
Company
Coupang
Coupang is an e-commerce platform that offers a wide variety of products, including apparel, electronics, and home goods.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.42BKey Investors
SoftBank Vision FundSoftBankBlackRock Private Equity Partners
2021-03-11IPO
2021-01-01Post Ipo Equity
2018-11-20Private Equity· $2B
Leadership Team
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Gaurav Anand
Chief Financial Officer
Harold Rogers
General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer
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