Coupang Global LLC

Coupang Global LLC

Staff Backend Engineer (Streaming and AI Infrastructure)

Mountain View, USA; Seattle, USA · Staff+

Sponsorship not specified$18k-$21kDetected 77 days ago
JavaSpringDistributed SystemsCassandraDynamoDBAWSCloud PlatformsKafkaMachine LearningElectrical EngineeringLoad BalancingEpic

About the role

  • This system will serve as the central nervous system for Coupang, enabling real-time product and customer data and instant personalization.

Responsibilities

  • Architect for Velocity: Lead the end-to-end design of a distributed streaming engine. You will Build the Best Team and Help Them Grow by setting the gold standard for high-throughput, low-latency architectural integrity.
  • Define Extreme Performance: Design for "5-6 nines" (99.9999% availability) at a throughput of 100k+ events/sec. You will Dive Deep into JVM tuning, memory management, and network I/O to ensure sub-second latency across global clusters.
  • AI-Driven Streaming: Integrate AI/ML models directly into the stream processing path. Implement predictive scaling and intelligent load balancing to ensure we Wow the Customer through seamless, real-time platform responsiveness.
  • Architect for Velocity: Lead the end-to-end design of a distributed streaming engine.
  • You will Build the Best Team and Help Them Grow by setting the gold standard for high-throughput, low-latency architectural integrity.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, Electrical Engineering, Math, or a closely related field
  • 4 years of experience in backend software development
  • Experience working in cloud environments, particularly AWS
  • Proficiency in Java and the Spring Framework
  • You must Be Data-Driven to validate architectural decisions against massive, bursty traffic patterns.

Nice to have

  • Expert-level experience in Cassandra, TiDB, or DynamoDB
  • Expert-level proficiency in Java and the Spring Framework.
  • Experience with high-volume messaging systems (e.g., Kafka, SQS)
  • Our compensation reflects the cost of living across several US geographic markets.
  • The base pay for this position ranges from $152,000/year to $282,000/year.
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) program
  • 401K Plan with Company Match
  • 12 Paid Holidays

Compensation

  • Our compensation reflects the cost of living across several US geographic markets.

Benefits

  • A nnual bonus is 0-20% of the base salary
  • Medical/Dental/Vision/Life, AD&D insurance
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) & Health Savings Account (HAS)
  • Long-term/Short-term Disability
  • 18-21 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) a year based on the tenure
  • Paid Parental leave
  • Pre-tax commuter benefits
  • If you need assistance and/or reasonable accommodation in the recruiting process due to a disability, please contact us at usrecruiting@coupang.com.

Company info

  • We exist to wow our customers.
  • We know we're 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, we're collectively disrupting the multi-billion-dollar e-commerce industry from the ground up.
  • We are one of the fastest-growing e-commerce companies that established an unparalleled reputation for being a dominant 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.
  • Coupang has the right to rescind an offer of employment if a candidate is found to have submitted false information as part of the
  • We are proud to offer equal opportunities for all applicants.
  • As part of our Application Infrastructure org, this is a team building Coupang's next-generation Real-Time Streaming & AI Platform that powers the end customer website and mobile apps.

Equal opportunity

  • equal opportunity employer.

Visa & Work Authorization

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