Staff Back-end Engineer (Messaging and Caching Platform)

Please complete the attached the Internal Transfer Request Form and submit it.  
Please make sure you are applying with your Coupang e-mail address.  

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’re collectively disrupting the multi-billion-dollar commerce industry from the ground up. We are one of the fastest-growing retail companies that established an unparalleled reputation for being a 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 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. 

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.

Job Overview

As a Staff Software Engineer in Messaging and Streaming Platform team, you will be responsible for designing and building solid infrastructure to construct, monitor and manage blaze-fast and consistent messaging, notification and streaming pipelines. Your core mission is to provide company-wide and generic messaging, notification and streaming solutions with super high scalability, reliability and availability to unleash the productivity of Customer teams. You will have significant scope, impact and responsibility in shaping the future of messaging platform at Coupang. You will be working in a friendly, synergistic, passionate and sharp team.

Team Description

• MSP team develops and supports Coupang company-wide messaging, notification and streaming infrastructure.


• MSP team constructs, monitors and manages blaze-fast and consistent messaging pipelines.


• We provide company-wide and generic messaging, notification and streaming solutions with super high scalability, reliability and availability to unleash the productivity of Customer teams.


• MSP team has significant scope, impact and responsibility in shaping the future of messaging platform at Coupang.


• MSP team is a friendly, synergistic, passionate and sharp team.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect and build Coupang's Messaging, Notification and Streaming platform.


• Write durable code with the ability to process tera-bytes and peta-bytes each day.


• Keep improving our platform stability, performance and achieving 99.99% to 99.999% availability with smooth operations.


• Work closely with Coupang internal and external Customers and wow them with our cutting-edging products.

Qualifications

• BS or advanced degree in Computer Science/Engineering, Information Systems or related technical field


• 8+ years of experience in designing, developing and maintaining large-scale software infrastructures


• Solid (AWS) cloud background on both software development and operations


• Expertise in distributed systems and computing frameworks like Kafka, Spark, etc.


• Team player and fast learner with the ability to quickly triage and troubleshoot complex problems


• Strong ownership and be passionate about applying new technologies to real products

Pay & Benefits

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. At Coupang, your base pay is one part of your total compensation.

The base pay for this position ranges from $138,000/year in our lowest geographic market to $297,000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on several factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

General Description of All 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 Public Holidays


• Paid Parental leave


• Pre-tax commuter benefits


• MTV - [Free] Electric Car Charging Station

General Description of Other Compensation

“Other Compensation” includes, but is not limited to bonuses, equity, or other forms of compensation that would be offered to the hired applicant in addition to their established salary range or wage scale.

Please complete the attached the  Internal Transfer Request Form and submit it.  
Please make sure you are applying with your Coupang e-mail address.  

Coupang is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to actual or perceived race (including traits historically associated with race, including but not limited to hair texture and protective hair styles), color, religion, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, ,ancestry, national origin (including language use restrictions), age (40 and over), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, HIV/AIDS or Hepatitis C status, family status (including but not limited to marital or domestic partnership status), military or veteran status, use of a trained dog guide or service animal, political activities or affiliations, ancestry, citizenship, family and medical leave status, status as a victim of any violent crime, or any other characteristic or class protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.

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