Coupang
e-commerce
Director,BackEndEngineering(FulfillmentTech)
“Director, Back-End Engineering (Fulfillment Tech) at Coupang. Skills: Back-End Engineering, Fulfillment Technology, Engineering Management. Manage and scale a team. Deliver foundational building blocks”
What You'll Achieve.
Wow our customers; Make shopping, eating, and living easier; Disrupting the multi-billion-dollar e-commerce industry; Scale up systems; Promote innovative solutions; Deliver the roadmap; Deliver high quality software; Deliver results
Industry & Context.
Problem solving; Solve complex problems
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
10+ years of professional experience in software development/engineering, 5+ years of engineering management experience, Computer Science fundamentals in object-oriented design and data structures, Computer Science fundamentals in algorithm design, problem solving and complexity analysis, Knowledge of best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing and operations, Experience with distributed computing and enterprise-wide systems, Experience recruiting, hiring and managing a team, Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field
Nice to Have
Experience working in warehouse management systems and fulfillment technologies, Experience taking a leading role in building complex software systems that have been successfully delivered to customers, Experience communicating with users, other technical teams and senior management to collect requirements, describe software product features, technical designs and product strategy, Experience mentoring junior software engineers to improve their skills and make them more effective product software engineers, Experience influencing software engineers’ best practices within your team, Hands-on expertise in many disparate technologies, ranging from front-end user interfaces through to back-end systems and all points in between, Experience working backwards from the customer and delivering innovative, simple solutions
What You'll Do.
Manage and scale a team
Deliver foundational building blocks
orchestration and data platform solutions
Build new technologies
Partner with product stakeholders
Partner with program management stakeholders
Partner with engineering leaders
Build and deliver roadmap
Provide hands-on technical leadership
Solve complex problems
Make architecture decisions
Set up practices for delivering high quality software
Establish mechanisms to keep stakeholders updated
Build and grow the team via hiring
Build and grow the team via mentoring
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner with product stakeholders; Partner with program management stakeholders; Partner with other engineering leaders; Communicate with users; Communicate with other technical teams; Communicate with senior management
Communication Scope
Communicate with users; Communicate with other technical teams; Communicate with senior management
Process & Methodology
Program management stakeholders
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