Coupang
eCommerce
Sr.StaffBack-endEngineer(eCommerceEngineering)
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“Sr. Staff Back-end Engineer (eCommerce Engineering) at Coupang. Skills: Data Access, Authorization, AWS, Kubernetes, large-scale distributed systems, AuthN, AuthZ. builds, operates, and scales the core backend platform powering essential logic of Coupang’s mobile app and web. includes Login, Auth, Home, Search, Category, Product Detail, Cart, Checkout, and Orders”
What You'll Achieve.
wow our customers; make shopping, eating, and living easier than ever; establish an unparalleled reputation for being leading and reliable force in South Korean commerce; create an epic experience in this always-on, high-tech, and hyper-connected world
Industry & Context.
diagnosing mission-critical system failures; identifying root causes; institutionalizing preventive measures; solve problems
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Deep expertise in diagnosing mission-critical system failures, identifying root causes, and institutionalizing preventive measures
Nice to Have
Proven experience designing and operating AuthN and AuthZ infrastructure and services – access control, monitoring, detection, and response, Experience designing and operating large-scale distributed systems handling global multi-region traffic, Hands-on experience with data pipelines and event processing using Kafka, Spark, Cassandra, and Airflow, Proven track record in building observability frameworks with tools such as OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, and Grafana, Expertise in JVM performance tuning, large-scale cache/storage design, API schema versioning, and testing, Experience designing platforms, frameworks, or SDKs that are widely adopted across multiple product teams
What You'll Do.
and scales the core backend platform powering essential logic of Coupang’s mobile app and web
leads the technical direction and architecture of the next-generation of Data Access
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
align stakeholders; drive complex technical decisions across organizations
Communication Scope
communication and leadership skills
Full Job Description
Company Introduction 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 are collectively disrupting the multi-billion-dollar commerce industry from the ground up and establishing an unparalleled reputation for being 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 at 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. Team Overview The Platform Services team within E-commerce Engineering builds, operates, and scales the core backend platform powering essential logic of Coupang’s mobile app and web—includes Login, Auth, Home, Search, Category, Product Detail, Cart, Checkout, and Orders. This role leads the technical direction and architecture of the next-generation of Data Access, Authorization hands-on experience with AWS and Kubernetes Deep expertise in diagnosing mission-critical system failures, identifying root causes, and institutionalizing preventive measures Strong communication and leadership skills to align stakeholders and drive complex technical decisions across organizations Preferred Qualifications Proven experience designing and operating AuthN and AuthZ infrastructure and
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