Coupang

eCommerce

StaffBack-endEngineer

$650–1000k ~AI est. Shanghai, China
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Senior candidates.

The Brief

“Staff Back-end Engineer at Coupang. Skills: Distributed systems, Microservice architecture, Scalable systems. Architect scalable systems. Design scalable systems”

What You'll Achieve.

Wow the customers; Scale the business; Support business to be Top eCommerce platform

Industry & Context.

eCommerce
Problems you'll solve

Business problem solving; Creative problem-solver

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor/Master in Computer Science or Engineering, 10+ years of industry experience, 5+ years of experience in software development, Experience in designing and implementing high-concurrency, Experience in designing and implementing high-availability, Experience in designing and implementing high-scalability, Familiar with distributed system architecture, Familiar with microservice architecture and design, Familiar with message queue, Familiar with cache, Familiar with database core backend knowledge, Java capability

Nice to Have

Prior experience in eCommerce industry, Fluent English communication

What You'll Do.

Architect scalable systems

Design scalable systems

Build scalable systems

Develop close relationships with Product

Develop close relationships with tech team

Establish architectural roadmaps

Execute architectural roadmaps

Drive continuous improvement

Maintain high bar for customer trust

Maintain high bar for performance

Maintain high bar for availability

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Local business stakeholders; Product team; Global distributed teams; Product team in China; Tech team in China; Product team in Korea; Tech team in Korea

Communication Scope

Fluent English

Process & Methodology

Roadmaps

Full Job Description

TW Online Service team is a dedicated engineering org for Coupang core business in Taiwan. The team is working with local business stakeholders, product team very closely to wow the customers and scale the business. We develop and maintain 10+ domains from Pre purchase domain, Purchase to Post purchase domain to provide E2E service for customers. We leverage AI, distribute systems to build mission-critical and highly scalable services to support business to be Top eCommerce platform in oversea market. Architect, design and build scalable systems that will have a direct impact on customer acquisition, experience, conversion and retention l Develop close relationships with Product and tech team in China and Korea l Establish and execute short and long-term architectural roadmaps for the businessl Drive continuous improvement to the efficiency and flexibility of the platform and services while keeping high bar for customer trust, performance and availability Basic Requirements: Bachelor/Master in Computer Science or Engineering, or equivalent fields  10+ years of industry experience of increasing responsibility leading a group of engineers, 5+ years of experience in software development in large distributed systems, web services and Java capability Experience in designing and implementing high-concurrency, high-availability, and high-scalability systems; Familiar with distributed system architecture, microservice architecture and design, and message queue, cache, database etc core backend knowledge Growth mindset, company-wide perspective. Focus on business problem solving, and data-driven Strong competency in delivering results in an environment of rapidly changing requirements with appropriate trade-offs  Strong sense of ownership, urgency, and dive deep Experience working closely with global distributed teams  Preferred Qualifications: Prior experience in eCommerce industry Self-motivatedwith strong initiative and proactive approach Excellent communicatorskilled in

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