Coupang Global LLC
Sr. Staff Backend Software Engineer
Seattle, USA · Staff+
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About the role
- Coupang relies on technology to provide on-time, fast delivery of products to customers every day.
- Fulfillment Technology focuses on managing highly scalable systems for Coupang that includes Inventory and Warehouse Management systems.
- We are responsible for delivering products to millions of online shopping customers by improving order reconciliation with technology.
Responsibilities
- Demonstrate excellence resulting in scalable systems and services with the highest quality architecture and design.
- Responsible for designing, building, deploying and maintaining the core Workflow Platform Infrastructure. (e.g., Workflow Platforms - Temporal, Netflix Conductor etc.)
- Collaborate with other teams to make the platform open and extensible to unlock innumerable opportunities for innovations.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Math, or a closely related field
- 8 years of experience in backend software development
- Experience working in cloud environments, particularly AWS
Nice to have
- 10 years of experience working directly within engineering teams in a fast-moving environment.
- 10 years of experience in developing and operating backend services and web applications.
- Extensive experience in managing mission critical services with high throughput and low latency.
- Demonstrated leadership in cross-functional, highly collaborative environment.
- Our compensation reflects the cost of living across several US geographic markets.
- The base pay for this position ranges from $174,000/year to $299,000/year.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) program
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.
Benefits
- Annual bonus is 0-20% of the base salary.
- Medical/Dental/Vision/Life, AD&D insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) & Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Long-term/Short-term Disability
- 18-21 days of the Paid Time Off (PTO) a year based on the tenure
Company info
- Company Introduction: We exist to wow our customers.
- 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.
- 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.
- At Coupang, your base pay is one part of your total compensation.
Equal opportunity
- Coupang is an equal opportunity employer.
Visa & Work Authorization
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