Coupang

e-commerce

Staff,Backendengineer[FEX]

Seattle, Washington, United States
The Brief

“Staff, Back-end engineer [FEX] at Coupang. Skills: Backend services, Distributed systems, AWS, Java. Design scalable systems. Build scalable services”

What You'll Achieve.

Achieve business goals; 99.995% guarantees

Industry & Context.

e commerce
Problems you'll solve

Solve problems; Analyze system issues; Address root causes

Eligibility Requirements

Apply with Coupang e-mail address

What They're Looking For.

Must 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, Experience building complex, high-performance, and highly available distributed software systems that have been successfully delivered to customers, familiarity developing with Java and Spring Framework, experience in an AWS environment, Extensive experience in managing mission critical services with high throughput and low latency, Bachelor's degree and 7+ years of total experience, Ability to solve problems through creative thinking and partnerships with other teams, Ability to attain challenging targets through goal-setting and personal drive

Nice to Have

Solid engineering skills as a lead engineer to coach and lead high performing software engineers and keep them motivated, Excellent communication skills to shepherd communication with end users, technical & business teams to collect requirements, describe product features, and develop technical designs to achieve business goals, Knowledge of Agile software engineering practices & patterns for the full software development lifecycle including coding standards, code reviews, build processes, testing, and live site operations, Demonstrated leadership in cross-functional, highly collaborative environment

What You'll Do.

Design scalable systems

Build scalable services

Deploy scalable services

Maintain scalable services

Design Workflow Platform Infrastructure

Build Workflow Platform Infrastructure

Deploy Workflow Platform Infrastructure

Maintain Workflow Platform Infrastructure

Monitor production incidents

Analyze OSS Platform components

Analyze OSS Platform code

Dive deep into system issues

Raise bar on Operational Excellence

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborate with other teams; Work with end users; Work with technical teams; Work with business teams

Communication Scope

Excellent communication skills

Process & Methodology

Agile software engineering practices

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