Sr. Staff Backend Software Engineer
Coupang · Seattle, USA · 2026-06-10
About this role
<p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Company Introduction</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></strong></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">We exist to wow our customers. We know&nbsp;we’re&nbsp;doing the right thing when we hear our customers say, “How did we ever live without Coupang?” Born out of an obsession to make shopping, eating, and living easier than ever,&nbsp;we’re&nbsp;collectively disrupting the multi-billion-dollar e-commerce industry from the ground up. We are one of the fastest-growing e-commerce companies that&nbsp;established&nbsp;an unparalleled reputation for being a dominant and reliable force in South Korean commerce.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">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&nbsp;inception. We are all entrepreneurial 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.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Our mission to build the future of commerce is real. We push the boundaries of&nbsp;what’s&nbsp;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.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Job Overview</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></strong></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Coupang relies on technology to provide on-time, fast delivery of products to customers every day. <span data-olk-copy-source="MailCompose">Fulfillment Technology focuses on managing highly scalable systems for Coupang that includes Inventory and Warehouse Management systems</span>. Building highly available and scalable systems to handle billions of order &amp; delivery transactions and support Coupang’s rapidly growing Product Commerce business is a complex architectural challenge. We are responsible for delivering products to millions of online shopping customers by improving order reconciliation with technology. To deliver on this challenge, we are looking for an experienced and passionate engineer who can design and build large-scale, multi-tiered, distributed services.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Key Responsibilities</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></strong></p> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Demonstrate excellence resulting in scalable systems and services with the highest quality architecture and design.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Responsible for designing, building,&nbsp;deploying&nbsp;and&nbsp;maintaining&nbsp;the core Workflow Platform Infrastructure. (e.g., Workflow Platforms - Temporal, Netflix Conductor etc.)</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Responsible for benchmarking the Platform, collecting&nbsp;metrics&nbsp;&amp; publishing&nbsp;results.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Responsible for measuring &amp; ensuring reliability and uptime of the Platform with 99.995% guarantees.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Responsible for capacity estimation &amp; provisioning of cluster for different customer workloads.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Responsible for production incident Monitoring &amp; Alerting for the Platform.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Detail oriented and&nbsp;hands on&nbsp;engineer&nbsp;who can analyze OSS Platform components and code.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Dive deep into critical system issues, proactively addressing similar root causes, and raise the bar on Operational Excellence.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Exposure to one of the SQL or NoSQL database systems. (Cassandra,&nbsp;MySQL&nbsp;etc.)</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Collaborate with other teams to make the platform open and extensible to unlock innumerable opportunities for innovations.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <p><strong><span…
Skills asked for
- cassandra
- mysql
- java
- spring
- aws
- agile
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