Coupang

E-commerce

SeniorStaffBack-endEngineer

$1200–2000k ~AI est. Shanghai, China
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Senior Staff Back-end Engineer at Coupang. Skills: CRM platform, Real-time decision engine, Streaming data processing, Scalable infrastructure. Design streaming data processing systems. Develop streaming data processing systems”

What You'll Achieve.

Increase transacting Customers; Grow purchase frequency; Grow lifetime value; Drive business growth; Enhance product experience

Industry & Context.

E commerce
Problems you'll solve

Problem solving; Refactoring; Complexity analysis

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

10+ years software development, 5+ years data-related products, Distributed systems experience

Nice to Have

Leading role in building complex systems, Internet-scale datasets experience, AI agent experience, Communicating with users, Influencing software engineering best practices, Hands-on expertise in disparate technologies, Working backwards from customer, Fluency in oral English

What You'll Do.

Design streaming data processing systems

Develop streaming data processing systems

Automate streaming data processing systems

Build scalable infrastructure

Build scalable pipelines

Ensure platform supports high availability

Ensure platform supports reliability

Ensure platform supports low-latency

Establish architectural roadmaps

Execute architectural roadmaps

Drive continuous improvement

Collaborate with data scientists

Collaborate with machine learning engineers

Understand data requirements

Implement data quality processes

Implement data validation processes

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Data scientists; Machine learning engineers; Other stakeholders; Global team

Communication Scope

Collect requirements; Describe features; Describe designs; Describe strategy

Process & Methodology

Agile, Roadmaps

Full Job Description

In Growth Engineering, our goal is to increase the number of transacting Customers while also growing their purchase frequency and lifetime value. We build core platforms and services that power Coupang's growth and marketing efficiency. Various platforms under our portfolio include Search Advertising Platform, Affiliate Platform, Display targeting & re-targeting Platform, CRM, Audience Platform, Push Marketing Platform, and other core marketing services for user profile, landing, tracking & attribution. ML opportunities across these portfolios include targeting, personalization, product & offer recommendations, budget optimization, real-time bidding, creative optimization, fraud detection, and various others. As a Senior Staff Engineer within Coupang’s Growth Engineering team, you will be instrumental in architecting and developing a next-generation CRM platform. You will lead initiatives to ensure the platform delivers an end-to-end campaign management including Campaign Plan, Target Customer Selection, Promotion optimization, Product Selection, Creative Management, Landing Page Creation and Campaign Performance Measurement. Design a real-time decision engine to empower downstream services across the Growth Engineering ecosystem. Your expertise will directly contribute to advancing Coupang’s data-driven capabilities, aligning technical innovation with strategic business objectives. Key Responsibilities: Design, develop, and automate large-scale, high-performance streaming data processing systems to drive business growth and enhance product experience Build scalable infrastructure and pipelines using best-in-class software engineering practices Ensure the platform supports high availability, reliability, and low-latency. Take full ownership end to end: from solution investigation/benchmark, development to operational health Establish and execute short and long-term architectural roadmaps Drive continuous improvement to the efficiency and flexibility of the data, pl

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